What do we want- an even better Canada or a Canada more like the US?

As the US demonstrates, living conditions do not correlate with economic strength. The US is very strong economically and ties with Portugal for the poorest place to live in the developed world.
So the effort going into strengthening our economy is just wasted effort, a diversion away from work on income inequality. Income inequality correlates beautifully with living conditions. The lower the inequality, Japan and Sweden, the better the living conditions. The higher the inequality, Portugal and the US, with the UK close behind, the poorer the living conditions in developed countries. (Don’t try to explain it, just accept the data across 23 developed countries. The Spirit Level)

A bigger economy is good for business people if you like to live in a cage – a gated community. For a better Canada we could start with a Guaranteed Annual Income to achieve lower income inequality.