Wednesday, March 28, 2007
O Canada
I did a quick follow up on the crowd favorite Canadian style welfare state, or at least on the health care aspect. To answer Professor Egan's question, the healthcare system in Canada is funded at both the provincial and federal level through corporate and individual taxes like in the US. Basically the federal government hands over funds to the individual provinces, who are then responsible for the allocation as well as administration of the system. This was just a quick follow up, there is definitely a lot more to the overall system itself.
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Thanks for doing the extra research!
Not that I know a lot about any of the models, but I think I still favor the Scandinavian model. I would be okay with having high taxes if it meant everyone really did end up better off and with access to basic things like food, shelter, and healthcare. I like the fact that this system evens out some of the inequities created by the U.S. model. There's something really wrong with a system in which elementary school teachers might make $28,000 and a professional athlete makes millions.
haha. agreed, though, people have told me in the past that many people leave those systems for other places where their profession is higher paid--ie brain surgeons. the whole time i was thinking about the Scandinavian model i kept thinking about the vikings in a meed hall. something funny about the juxtaposition between vikings and the peace and neutrality of modern Scandinavia.
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