▲ 45 ▼ Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform (www.cbc.ca) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/ontario@lemmy.ca 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BlueCanoe@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) Reform, or just better funding? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) I feel like both are needed. It seems like healthcare spending increases, but we never have enough providers, and access is decreasing. FWIW, Ontario has the lowest per capita healthcare spending among the provinces. Maybe due to economies of scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Or maybe because we’d prefer to spend our money on reducing taxes for car owners… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Oh fuck off. You car-haters manage to bring that into every issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Cars? I don't hate cars. I hate that we're systematically defunding our health care to give people pointless tax breaks so that people will vote for Ford. Does 200$ really compensate anyone for having fewer doctors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (4 children) I feel like both are needed. It seems like healthcare spending increases, but we never have enough providers, and access is decreasing. FWIW, Ontario has the lowest per capita healthcare spending among the provinces. Maybe due to economies of scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Or maybe because we’d prefer to spend our money on reducing taxes for car owners… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Oh fuck off. You car-haters manage to bring that into every issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Cars? I don't hate cars. I hate that we're systematically defunding our health care to give people pointless tax breaks so that people will vote for Ford. Does 200$ really compensate anyone for having fewer doctors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Or maybe because we’d prefer to spend our money on reducing taxes for car owners… permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Oh fuck off. You car-haters manage to bring that into every issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Cars? I don't hate cars. I hate that we're systematically defunding our health care to give people pointless tax breaks so that people will vote for Ford. Does 200$ really compensate anyone for having fewer doctors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Oh fuck off. You car-haters manage to bring that into every issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Cars? I don't hate cars. I hate that we're systematically defunding our health care to give people pointless tax breaks so that people will vote for Ford. Does 200$ really compensate anyone for having fewer doctors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Cars? I don't hate cars. I hate that we're systematically defunding our health care to give people pointless tax breaks so that people will vote for Ford. Does 200$ really compensate anyone for having fewer doctors? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] timberwolf1021@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago No it doesn't, but then, that's not really an argument to keep nickel-and-diming drivers. I'm all for fair progressive taxation, but it shouldn't be composed of a million government fees that pop up every time you have to deal with the government for any reason. I know Ford got rid of the $200 fee and refunded it for cynical, manipulative reasons, but I'm still glad it's gone, and I have to believe that most people are not stupid enough to be bought by $200. permalink fedilink source parent