Don't bother us with the facts! Especially Hugh Conway!
You only like facts when they are wrong, eh? Provincial tax rates:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/individuals/faq/taxrates-e.html
Moving from WA to California would increase your local taxes. Moving from WA to New York City doubly so because you'd then have State income tax as well as a City income tax.
yes, but those are communist countries.