Only some little children still believe large companies in China like Huawei are privately-owned rather than being an arm of the Chinese Deep State.
I agree with the statement.
I would also add. If the Progressive Democrats succeed in their dedicated agenda, Us citizens and corporations will down the road succumb to the same fate. Greed in people is a driving emotion is the desire to have for personal gain what others have worked for.
Which would include Paid Maternity leave
Paid Paternity leave,
Free Primary, Secondary and
Free or heavily subsidized Post secondary Education including trades and University,
Free Childcare, Free Medical , Hospitalization and operations,
Free Pharmacare ( prescription drugs) Holidays without loss of income,
Paid sick leave.
Government guaranteed pensions on retirement.
And the wants and demands are continually expanded.
Home values are kept artificially high by Government by regulating development. Because tax rate is levied on government assessed value. Higher the assessment, higher the tax.
Most of Canada has all of the above, But there is a cost for having it.
It creates a dependency in the population. Which makes them easier to manage or control. What else it does is cause Gas prices to be $ 6.42 per US gallon in Vancouver today The highest prices ever in any North American city. Government Taxes are over 50% of the cost.
Monopoly Government auto insurance on a newer car are yearly are over $1000 just for liability not including, comprehensive, Fire, Glass or collision.
School Taxes are also collected from Senior Citizens if they own a home at the same rate as the middle class even if they never had children. If they don't pay their home is seized for non payment. That is true even if they are surviving on government welfare which is far below the poverty line.
Strangest thing is one particular group who bypasses the system for immediate care ahead of other citizens are Prisoners. Those who are incarcerated for crimes committed.
Medical treatment and operation wait times far exceed the US. Joint replacement can take 8 month to 2 years. If a person wishes to use a Private Hospital or pay the cost themselves to speed up wait time, for any procedure. They must go out of the Country. Many people expire during the medical wait time.
The two fastest treatments is a Heart attack which is immediate. Organ transplants have a wait period some to long. Then medical doesn't get a bill. subsidizing other patient treatment
The other is Cancer Normal wait for Cancer from initial visit to family doctor to start of treatment is usually 6 + months.
The result ?
The the more affluent still access the best and fastest health care. Simply by flying to another country Many carry private insurance for such emergencies. Private Insurance have lower cost programs for healthy Canadian residents. As the Insurer does not pay minor or normal every day ailments are covered by the Canadian Medical program, Only out of country required procedures and the insured agrees to the condition.
The Fundation Hospital In Cali Columbia is a World Class surgical Hospital With US trained Surgeons Wait time to operation usually within Three days after arriving by plane. The cost of Hip joint replacement 2018 was $7500 per hip total plus travel. One Friend of mine had both hips done in March 2018 Another had his left hip done in June.
Progressive socialism is basically a form of communism.
theconversation.com
Cheers |
