Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
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Toronto’s geography of inequity
… either we invest in these communities now and fix these trends, or we’ll pay much more later on. “Poverty is expensive” … unemployment and criminal justice costs down the road, if trends don’t change… The policy areas that need to be addressed include quality affordable housing, availability of community services, income security, and what Barata calls workforce development. “With precarity, people aren’t going to get training through work, it’ll be out of pocket, but the market demands it.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, housing, ideology, multiculturalism, poverty, standard of living
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The causes of income inequality
In an open society, rewards are set… by impersonal market forces, the rewards of which will differ dramatically… Beyond [that] the entitlement state exists primarily to transfer wealth regressively, from the working-age population to the retired elderly… big, regulatory government inherently exacerbates inequality because it inevitably serves the strong — those sufficiently educated, affluent, articulate and confident to influence the administrative state’s myriad redistributive actions.
Tags: economy, poverty, standard of living, tax
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Trudeau’s victory is a triumph for decency
Millions were repelled by Conservative efforts to scare people into voting for the status quo… Trudeau spoke out fiercely and repeatedly for human rights… rejected a Tory economic model that left too many behind, and refused to be shackled by the conventional wisdom that budget-balancing trumps all. That progressive vision informed his promises of greater tax fairness, his bold investment in job-creating infrastructure and his pulling together of a generous, equitable child benefit from a hodgepodge of Tory programs that collectively favoured the affluent.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, immigration, poverty, rights, standard of living, tax
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Canada needs to find solution to serious regional health inequalities
Why [do] we consider it acceptable that, depending on where you live, how much you earn or what education level you have achieved, you are much more likely to die from a chronic illness or have to wait weeks longer for a loved one to get a spot in a long-term care home… Some will argue that it’s up to people to take charge of their own health. That’s true. But when the realities of daily life set them up for failure, it’s a sign that change is needed from a higher level.
Tags: Health, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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Campaign 2015 forced Canadians to face hard truths
The racial and religious harmony on which we pride ourselves is more tenuous than many of us realized. / We are willing to settle for “economic stability” rather than growth. / We have embraced the notion that strengthening the middle class is the role of government [marginalizing those who truly need help]. / Our humanitarian instincts remain strong [concerning refugees]. / We’re becoming a do-it-yourself nation. / We haven’t figured out how to keep our priorities — health care, the environment, our children’s future — on the election agenda.
Tags: economy, Health, immigration, multiculturalism, philanthropy, poverty, privatization, standard of living
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We need a national housing strategy now
Many people… end up homeless due to difficult life situations — whether it be due to a mental illness, losing their job, or a breakdown in their relationships. But once in the shelter system, getting access to safe, affordable housing is a challenge… when it finally arrives, often people find it unsafe and in a state of disrepair. This situation continues even though we know the cost of one night in affordable housing costs us much less than one night in a shelter, a hospital bed or jail.
Tags: budget, Health, homelessness, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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This government is bad for your health
On health care, Stephen Harper’s dubious record is well known — his view that health is strictly a provincial jurisdiction has led Ottawa to abdicate entirely its traditional leadership role… Less well known is the damage Harper has done to Canada’s public health system, and thus our ability to keep people healthy, protect them from harm and prevent disease, injury and disability… wise governments take what has become known as a “health in all policies” approach.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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