to what extent should canadians support social programs and … · issues for canadians, chapter 8....
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TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD CANADIANS SUPPORT SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND TAXATION?
ISSUES FOR CANADIANS, CHAPTER 8
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SOCIAL PROGRAMS
• FREE HEALTH CARE… REALLY?
• COMES FROM TAX DOLLARS
• COMES FROM DECISION TO USE TAXES
• AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE
X-rays can cost hundreds of dollars.
Other treatments thousands
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HOW DO DECISIONS ABOUT SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND TAXATION IN CANADA AND THE USA ATTEMPT
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS
• SOCIAL PROGRAMS – SERVICES PROVIDED BY
GOV’T AND PAID BY TAXES
• GOAL TO REDUCE ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES
AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING OF EVERYONE
• SOCIAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE HEALTH,
PENSIONS, INCOME ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, EDUCATION,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
• IDEA COMES FROM DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHIES
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EXAMPLE: HEALTH CARE
CANADA
• PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
• TAXES PAY FOR IT
• GOVERNMENT DECIDES WHAT SERVICES
WILL BE COVERED
• GOAL IS TO HEAL, NO MAKE PROFIT
USA
• HEALTH INSURANCE
• PAY INSURANCE COMPANY MONTHLY,
ANNUALLY, OR NOT AT ALL EVEN IF NOT
SICK
• BECOME SICK = INSURANCE COMPANY
PAYS
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Which system would you rather deal with?
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COMPARISON OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS: HEALTH CARE
CANADA
• EVERY CITIZEN RECEIVES BASIC HEALTH CARE
PAID BY TAXES
• EACH PROVINCE DECIDES WHAT IS
COVERED
• GOVERNED BY CANADA HEALTH ACT
USA
• ONLY LOW INCOME (LESS THAN $15000)
GET HEALTH CARE
• OTHERS MUST PAY INSURANCE (15% DON’T
HAVE INSURANCE)
• GOVERNED BY SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
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COMPARISON OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS: PENSIONS
CANADA
• OVER 65, LIVING IN CANADA FOR 10
YEARS, YOU GET PENSION PAID BY TAXES
• OLD AGE SECURITY ACT
USA
• CITIZENS SUPPORT THEMSELVES OR RELY ON
FAMILY
• GOVERNMENT DOES NOT GET INVOLVED
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COMPARISON OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS: INCOME ASSISTANCE
CANADA
• BASIC NEEDS (FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER)
PAID FOR BY TAXES FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T
PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES
• INDIVIDUAL PROVINCES DECIDE HOW TO
USE TAX DOLLARS
USA
• BASIC NEEDS PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT
TAX DOLLARS
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CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
• FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
PROVIDE SOCIAL PROGRAMS
• PROVINCES PAY FOR HEALTH CARE, FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SAYS HOW
• DID YOU KNOW THE CANADA HEALTH ACT
MUST BE:
• PUBLICALLY ADMINISTERED – NO PROFIT
• COMPREHENSIVE – PROVIDED BY ALL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS
• UNIVERSAL – AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE
• PORTABLE – AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN CANADA
• ACCESSIBLE – AVAILABLE WITHIN REASONABLE
TIME AND DISTANCE
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HEALTH CARE AS A SOCIAL PROGRAM: YES OR NO?
• READ THE ARTICLES ON PAGES 276 AND
277.
• CTC: WHY MIGHT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT
VIEWS ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO PROVIDE
HEALTH CARE? IN WHAT WAYS DO
DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT HEALTH CARE
REFLECT DIFFERENT VALUES?
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SICKO
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WHAT’S THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TAXATION AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS?
• GOVERNMENT COLLECTS TAXES TO PAY FOR
SERVICES
• BOTH FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENTS COLLECT TAXES
• TWO TYPES OF FEDERAL TAX – INCOME AND
SALES
• INCOME IS BASED ON MONEY YOU EARN
• SALES IS BASED ON WHAT YOU BUY (GST)
• AVERAGE TAX FOR FAMILY IS $11 000.
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WHAT DO TAX DOLLARS PAY FOR?
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TAXATION MODEL
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HOW DOES PAYING, OR NOT PAYING, TAXES AFEECTQUALITY OF LIFE?
• TAX EVASION MEANS NOT PAYING TAXES
ON INCOME YOU EARN
• TAXES ARE LAW IN ALL COUNTRIES
• REPORT WHAT YOU MAKE
• TAX BASE IS ALL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
• PAYS FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS
• UNDERGROUND ECONOMY (BLACK
MARKET) – WORK WITHOUT PAYING TAXES
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WHAT VALUES SHAPE THE ECONOMIC POLICIES OF POLITICAL PARTIES ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
TAXATION?
• POLITICAL PLATFORM DESCRIBES OFFICIAL
POLICIES
• CREATED TO REFLECT VALUES OF IT’S
MEMBERS
• ADD AND REMOVE POLICIES AS NEEDED
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PLACE THE PARTY
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HAVE YOUR SAY