Why do so many Canadians think they are taxed more than Americans?

I'm a Canadian living in the U.S. and don't believe this to be true when all things are considered. For example, when comparing the amount subtracted by the Canadian government for universal health care, you'd be shocked to hear about the deductions from my paycheque for my employee medical insurance, not to mention, every time I visit the doctor I have to pay a "co-pay" fee. Another example, property taxes in Vancouver for a $1 million dollar house are about $4,500; while in Houston,Texas property taxes on a $200K home are $7,500! Now that I live in the U.S. and have been researching for my move back, I quite honestly think we Canadians have had a misconception for years.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_taxes_in_Canada
and:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States#Year_2008_income_brackets_and_tax_rates
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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I found the most interesting part of the Wikipedia links to be the taxes on wages... I thought I might move to a higher tax bracket when I return to Canada, but I'll only be taxed 1% more (assuming my salary remains the same). Income tax is especially similar contrary to popular belief.
Good comment about taxes on gas, but despite that, the average U.S. price for gas is about $4.50 per gallon (places like California, Hawaii, and Alaska are really high with the southern U.S. being about $4) I don't know how much of that includes taxes, but1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters so the difference isn't so high. For a fact, buying goods in Canada is more expensive because of our added GST; but one could argue health care in the U.S. offsets that if you happen to be lucky enough to have health insurance via your employer, not everything is covered, and the cost of the insurance is higher than OHIP.