Middle Class Canadians Earn More Than Middle Class Americans

Well this is definitely news - for quite some time, the perception (and reality) has been that middle class Americans are better off than their Canadian counterparts - we spotted this stat today, that in reality, right now, the reality has turned 180 degrees - Middle class Canadians are now earning more than middle class Americans (Source)

"After-tax middle-class incomes in Canada — substantially behind in 2000 — now appear to be higher than in the United States. The poor in much of Europe earn more than poor Americans." (Source)