I couldn't tell you who tracer is even if he lives in the same country I do.
I enjoy seeing people compare the US to Canada. We are very similar societies but have small differences as do most states if you compare one to the other.
Gun deaths in the US in a week are close to what our entire country would go through in a year.
Our taxes cover our education and healthcare and trust me we are taxed, but my ACL surgery and physio were FREE (thanks to taxes) so were all the casts from the broken bones, MRI's, cat scan's and over night stays, including the week with staff infection. Not all of it is free, it's not Cuba or the UK but for the most part you are covered.
If you live in the Northern states you pretty much have the same lifestyle as most Canadians. We are not really that much different, other than a few rules some old white dudes put in place to keep people in check.
If you really want you can marry a Canadian girl and get all the benefits. Just be sure she looks like Pam Anderson, Emmanuelle Chriqui or Elisha Cuthbert and not Celine.