Dr's. say, "tax us more". Huh! Wait, that's Canadian Dr's.
by Annie Urban - March 25, 2012
"The reasons for the proposed sur-tax are simple. According to Dr. Gary Bloch, a Toronto family doctor and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, “almost all of the economic gains of the past decade have gone to Canada’s top 1% but our taxes haven’t gone up accordingly.” Dr. Tanya Zakrison says “we’re debating cutting back programs and services that are crucial to providing young people with alternatives to a life of gangs, drugs and violence. Why aren’t we talking about those of us with higher incomes paying our fair share?” Another doctor, Dr. Rosana Pellizzari notes that cutbacks in one area can actually result in increased costs and pressure on our health care system in other areas: “We spend tens of thousands of dollars of care rescuing a homeless person’s life but if they end up on the streets again, it’s public services [that the government is cutting back on] that keep them from returning to the emergency department.”
The doctors point out that unequal societies are less healthy than equal ones and they want to take the lead in asking for greater social justice. Their idea is an excellent one, but unlikely to be implemented with a majority Conservative government in power."
Read more at care2.com
"The reasons for the proposed sur-tax are simple. According to Dr. Gary Bloch, a Toronto family doctor and assistant professor at the University of Toronto, “almost all of the economic gains of the past decade have gone to Canada’s top 1% but our taxes haven’t gone up accordingly.” Dr. Tanya Zakrison says “we’re debating cutting back programs and services that are crucial to providing young people with alternatives to a life of gangs, drugs and violence. Why aren’t we talking about those of us with higher incomes paying our fair share?” Another doctor, Dr. Rosana Pellizzari notes that cutbacks in one area can actually result in increased costs and pressure on our health care system in other areas: “We spend tens of thousands of dollars of care rescuing a homeless person’s life but if they end up on the streets again, it’s public services [that the government is cutting back on] that keep them from returning to the emergency department.”
The doctors point out that unequal societies are less healthy than equal ones and they want to take the lead in asking for greater social justice. Their idea is an excellent one, but unlikely to be implemented with a majority Conservative government in power."
Read more at care2.com
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