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Social programs must benefit everyone
The C.D. Howe Institute would have us transfer less money to those in need but doesn’t seem too concerned about the cost of non-refundable boutique tax giveaways, such as the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, that disproportionately benefit high income earners and result in millions of dollars in foregone tax revenue, public money that would truly be better spent on social and community programs that benefit all.
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, Health, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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Lessons from Ontario’s campaign to cut child poverty
the past strategy provides five important lessons. The first is that setting targets matters… The second lesson is that public engagement matters… Third, there are no silver bullets when it comes to complex issues such as poverty… Fourth, good social policy makes all the difference… Lastly, when it comes to investments, you only get out of it as much as you put in… The most important lesson of all is that building dignity and opportunity for all cannot stop at words and aspirations.
Tags: budget, featured, ideology, poverty, standard of living, women, youth
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What should governments do when charities plead poverty?
… when it goes looking for taxpayer assistance through policies such as a super credit [the charitable sector] deserves as much scrutiny as any other group… The new credit will also add to the complexity of Canada’s tax system, which is burdened down by a maze of other dubious tax credits unleashed by the Harper government for political reasons… Plus, charity experts don’t even believe a bonus tax credit for first-time donors will have the desired effect.
Tags: budget, ideology, philanthropy, tax
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Freezing Toronto social service and recreation budgets amounts to a cut
Jan. 08, 2013
Budgets for services ranging from city-operated child care centres to shelters for the homeless have been flat-lined, locking in and expanding the previous years’ deep cuts. The impact on our most vulnerable residents has been, and will continue to be, devastating. Today, there are 22,000 Toronto families on the waiting list for subsidized daycare spaces… the number of homeless people looking in vain for a bed or a meal will grow too.
Tags: budget, child care, multiculturalism, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Ontarians with mental disabilities lost in legal system
Jan. 08, 2013
Up in the clouds, provincial bureaucrats are developing multi-year strategies to phase in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Down on the ground, she is fighting to get her clients disability support benefits, keep a roof over their heads, make sure they show up for their court hearings and steer them through a process that is alien and bewildering.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, mental Health, standard of living
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Can Goldman Sachs help the homeless?
Nov. 22 2012,
The yearly cost of caring for a homeless person with substance abuse and mental issues (that is, most of them) ranges from $55,000 up to $134,000, according to various research studies… Even though preventive services can often save money in the long run, governments are loath to fund them. Prevention is expensive. It requires long-term investment, which is not how governments operate.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, homelessness, ideology, philanthropy, tax
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Diane Finley turns promising social finance idea into polarizing policy
November 20, 2012
… some advocates of social financing lobbied Ottawa for recognition and support. But they sought changes in the tax code to loosen the definition of charity… They never envisaged being enlisted in the government’s austerity drive or its crime crackdown. They certainly never intended to relieve the government of its responsibility to provide basic help for the poor, disabled, homeless and unemployed.
Tags: budget, corrections, ideology, philanthropy, poverty, tax
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Unlocking more private wealth for public good
November 14, 2012
With all three levels of government set to engage in spending cuts and restraint… The single, most effective step for the government to take is to expand the capital gains tax exemption to include gifts of private company shares and real estate. Removing this barrier to charitable giving would unlock more private wealth for public good.
Tags: philanthropy, standard of living, tax
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Conservatives look to tackle social services with free market ingenuity
Nov 13, 2012
Untapping that spirit of social entrepreneurship is becoming possible for the first time because the financial sector is waking up to the prospect of making money from its community social responsibility activities… Critics may harp that it’s “the commercialization of social values” but positive results on recidivism and homelessness would ease strains on the correctional and health-care systems.
Tags: budget, ideology, philanthropy, privatization, standard of living, tax
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