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Originally Posted by peter12
But by paying that small amount, and the fact that everyone pays that small amount, has created a public health system with many free-riders and one that is also fairly mediocre on the global scale.
Once again, I do believe there is a need for some public healthcare, but the one we have now is not cost-effective and is not giving Canadians the healthcare outcomes they deserve.
Social spending is social spending. It will always be there and will always be needed. However, smart social spending is almost never practiced by governments.
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Peter, the fact is that there are always free riders, no matter what the system is or who it is intended to help. You can't base your system on the lowest common denominator though, or else no one gets any help.
Maybe this is not a good question to ask (the thread might be completely de-railed!) but, what is "smart social spending"?