I live in Canada and we have some of the same stuff included in our taxes.
Our whole system is pretty fucked up when it comes to taxes, but it is what it is. At least we have things in place.
Sure, I’m “paying” for other people to get healthcare, or to get social assistance, police protection, help from fire departments, ambulances… Good banks and even welfare…
I couldn’t possibly give less of a shit.
I like knowing that, when it’s my turn to rely on my fellow countrymen for support, I will get it. If I’m sick and unable to work, I can get financial support, and go see a doctor without having to take out a loan or anything.
Social services are good. I’m not going to get denied coverage for a medically necessary procedure. It gets booked and performed.
And I know that Canada’s systems are way less comprehensive than most European countries. We have a lot to do before we can get to where we should be. But we’re still better off than our southern neighbors.
In Ottawa I met a guy once who was asking for some money to buy a drinkable meal. You could clearly see that he had something going on with his jaw. Buddy, I think he said his name was Connor but it’s been nearly a decade, was homeless and apparently attacked for some change and even he was able to go to the hospital and get taken care of. Our post-surgery care still needs a shitload of work but at least my tax dollars helped get him that far. Anyone who could look at him and complain can go straight to hell, through it, and into some deep, dark abyss where only the truly rotten can suffer for the rest of eternity.
I live in Canada and we have some of the same stuff included in our taxes.
Our whole system is pretty fucked up when it comes to taxes, but it is what it is. At least we have things in place.
Sure, I’m “paying” for other people to get healthcare, or to get social assistance, police protection, help from fire departments, ambulances… Good banks and even welfare…
I couldn’t possibly give less of a shit.
I like knowing that, when it’s my turn to rely on my fellow countrymen for support, I will get it. If I’m sick and unable to work, I can get financial support, and go see a doctor without having to take out a loan or anything.
Social services are good. I’m not going to get denied coverage for a medically necessary procedure. It gets booked and performed.
And I know that Canada’s systems are way less comprehensive than most European countries. We have a lot to do before we can get to where we should be. But we’re still better off than our southern neighbors.
In Ottawa I met a guy once who was asking for some money to buy a drinkable meal. You could clearly see that he had something going on with his jaw. Buddy, I think he said his name was Connor but it’s been nearly a decade, was homeless and apparently attacked for some change and even he was able to go to the hospital and get taken care of. Our post-surgery care still needs a shitload of work but at least my tax dollars helped get him that far. Anyone who could look at him and complain can go straight to hell, through it, and into some deep, dark abyss where only the truly rotten can suffer for the rest of eternity.
It’s not everything, but it’s at least something.
Hopefully buddy is doing well, whatever his name is, and wherever he is now.