Ever wonder where your paycheck actually goes when you're pulling in 100 grand up north in Canada?

Here's the brutal breakdown: Income tax swallows 46K right off the top. Then another 2.6K vanishes through sales tax when you're just trying to cover basic living costs — we're talking 20K in essential spending here.

Do the math. That's 48,600 bucks. Nearly half your annual earnings. Gone.

You grind 12 months straight, and what do you get? The government walking away with half your labor. Makes you think about economic freedom differently, doesn't it?