[pmchiu]

True - but then the developers have to deal with higher taxes as a result of free health care.

I also think the effective corporate tax rate is higher too so that can causes issues.

[matdwyer]

Well, hard to compare as it isn't really an easy process for a Canadian to just decide to go work in the USA instead of Canada to avoid the tax.

If you're a founder you're likely minimizing your "income" to almost zero to avoid as much tax as you can anyway.