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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
This disconnection is mind numbing? It couldn't possibly have anything to do with absurdly low tax rates and a medical system still trying to recover from the austerity cuts instituted 20 years ago. Nope, it couldn't possibly be that. Nah, it's definitely because of the healthcare managers and people abusing the system.
Efficiencies! Trim the Fat!
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It's not an either or. AHS just announced 1700 job cuts and about 375 million in savings without really losing any services...
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/First...892/story.html
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“The time has come for us to start looking at how we can do things in a more efficient manner. I don’t think Albertans should have to pay 20 and 30 per cent more for things.”
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That's some fat trimmed. In the last 20 years we've had the highest population increases and almost the highest inflation rates. We've got lots of doctors and nurses, we just have to pay them more.