It kind of seems like the Liberals are freaking out about finances right now. They don’t want to keep running big deficits, but they’re also afraid to hike taxes while they’re already weak in the polls, so they’re resorting to things like cutting defence spending in a moment where the world is edging towards war.
In the end higher taxes are probably what needs to happen. The conservatives will razz them for it, but that’s much better even from a purely electoral standpoint then a snap election right now.
If they tax the RICH like they promised they won’t be in that position. BUT their benefactors are the rich so they are afraid of offending their patrons.
I though pharmacare was one of those things that paid for itself with the single point of negotiation and reduced need for emergency care? I don’t really remember the numbers…
Well, emergency care is also a provincial responsibility, and a single point of negotiation is moot from a federal budget perspective if the alternative is to pay nothing and let people fend for themselves. To society I’m sure it’s the better, cheaper option, though.
My only concern is that they’ll have to get the provinces on-side, or face a prolonged uphill battle of challenges that will delay it for years.
Given how hard it was to get some of the provinces to agree to dental and child care (which still aren’t fully implemented yet), I can’t see this being any less painful.
I like the sound of that. Pharmacare seems like an obviously good policy.
Are there any decent arguments against it?
The only real argument is “it’s too expensive,” so no.
It kind of seems like the Liberals are freaking out about finances right now. They don’t want to keep running big deficits, but they’re also afraid to hike taxes while they’re already weak in the polls, so they’re resorting to things like cutting defence spending in a moment where the world is edging towards war.
In the end higher taxes are probably what needs to happen. The conservatives will razz them for it, but that’s much better even from a purely electoral standpoint then a snap election right now.
If they tax the RICH like they promised they won’t be in that position. BUT their benefactors are the rich so they are afraid of offending their patrons.
I though pharmacare was one of those things that paid for itself with the single point of negotiation and reduced need for emergency care? I don’t really remember the numbers…
Well, emergency care is also a provincial responsibility, and a single point of negotiation is moot from a federal budget perspective if the alternative is to pay nothing and let people fend for themselves. To society I’m sure it’s the better, cheaper option, though.
You don’t see those results immediately, so it’s easy to campaign against at first.
My only concern is that they’ll have to get the provinces on-side, or face a prolonged uphill battle of challenges that will delay it for years.
Given how hard it was to get some of the provinces to agree to dental and child care (which still aren’t fully implemented yet), I can’t see this being any less painful.
Might be ok for Manitoba now…
Previously, all aid (covid, healthcare, etc) was just redirected to debt