We need the government to save us from ourselves :(

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Originally posted by Weltaii
Canada's health care system is ATROCIOUS, and it's the last thing we need here. We don't need the drastic tax increase that would be required to support such idiocy

Sure, a huge tax increase sure SOUNDS bad, but think of this: about 40% of a family's yearly income in Canada goes to taxes for welfare, health care etc. That is much larger as compared to the USA. But do you see hundreds of homeless bums running the streets of large, Canadian cities? No! But you see it in spades in the American ones! Too many homeless people in the USA, just because the greedy American, like you, does not want to support such helpful programs as welfare, and free health care. It closes the gap a LOT from the rich to poor, and makes a country a MUCH more pleasant place to live in. Do you honestly like seeing a drunken homeless person living in a box on the street because he couldn't afford the money for rent, and couldn't get any extra help to get him back on his feet? How much more greedy can you get??? Just letting a person die on the streets because you don't want to dip into your income to help out people like that. Makes no sense in my opinion.

Acting for the better of the group makes a much better environment for everybody than acting for the better of yourselves. I'm not saying that I am a Communist, because I surely am not. But it is much more comforting to see a person on their feet and having a prosperous life than seeing him on the streets because of a few bad choices along the way.

Which raises another point. You say that if a person is going to do something stupid, you should just let him go do it without trying to stop him, because if he is going to something dumb he deserves the consequenses. Well, so something like homlessness doesn't become a problem, you should be doing things to try and prevent those mistakes and make up for them, should they happen. That way everybody is much more equal and the rich/poor gap is closed a lot.

Free health care and welfare only add to a country, because it allows everybody to have a more equal lifestyle. Poor people need a roof over their head just as much as a rich person. And a poor person would need kimo therapy (should they ever get cancer) just as much as a rich person. A person's health shouldn't be determined by how much money they have in the bank.