>But seriously, it’s true that since health care costs aren’t classified as a tax in the US, the taxes in the US appear to be lower.

At $51,284 the US has the highest household net disposable income per capita in the OECD <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/united-states/>, where "disposable income" <https://web.archive.org/web/20220520114512/http://stats.oecd...> accounts for both healthcare and government benefits and taxes. Canada is $34,421. <http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/canada/>