Bus,
Ya you make a good point, but the fact is that , that "Great social safety net" that you and I , and all the other X-Canadian pilots in the middle east contributed to, was obviously not there when we needed it , otherwise most of us would have stayed or gone back ages ago.
Personally TAXES are the main reason I dont wish to return.
Check this out, you can see how many more ha ha ha's your getting every month.
http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/content.nsf...5_Personal_Tax
Accourding to this Ernst & Young calculator one could be paying C$ 37,000 in taxes ( 120,000 AED). For this ill just get ski dubai to dump a load of snow in my back yard in DEC and im right at home.
Thaks for the input guys.
Disclaimer, Figures represent a Fictional pilot at a Fictional airline.
(for those of you embattled in tax or payment disputes
, Big brother , or divorce lawyer may be watching )