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purchasing power parity - $28,700 (2004 est.)
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[France]
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purchasing power parity - $29,600 (2004 est.)
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[Britain]
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purchasing power parity - $31,500 (2004 est.)
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[Canada]
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purchasing power parity - $28,700 (2004 est.)
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[Germany]
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purchasing power parity - $27,700 (2004 est.)
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[Italy]
France doesn't seem too atypical at all in the context of the west (US is an anomaly [you'd be hard pressed to tell me, a Canadian, that my living standard is lower than yours]) - their living standards are about the same as everyone else's.
Also, the Canadian tax rate ends up at about 47% of the total income of an average family. Doesn't seem to affect my living standards.