WASTED MONEY - If I took any amount of money from you, call it $20, and then flushed it down the toilet on purpose and didn’t offer to give the $20 back to you, most of us would be very upset. Well, just because you don’t see the government flush thousands of your hard earned money down the sewer doesn’t mean they aren’t doing it. With the recent teachers’ dispute with the Saskatchewan government, I did some research as to how much ‘per capita’ we spend on Education as well as Health seeing as how a lot of Canadians don’t seem to want to risk jeopardizing their ‘free’ medical coverage, often citing that despite the pitfalls of long lineups in the ER, long distances to travel for some to have a baby, long waiting lists to see various specialists, and so on that it’s worth it because we really don’t spend that much on it. To the best of what I was able to uncover, each Saskatchewan resident spends about $600 a month on Education, but that’s assuming every single person contributes taxes and we know they don’t, so the cost is probably closer to $800 a month. Ask yourself if you think that $800 could be spent better. Are you in favor of paying more without seeing an uptick in quality of education for your child? I don’t mind people getting raises, but what does my child get? As far as Health goes, the number is closer to $1000 a month. Are you okay with $1000 a month and a six month waiting list to get an MRI or a two hour drive to have a baby? If you are, you are a liar. There are countries that charge citizens half of that amount and the healthcare and education is infinitely better.
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WASTED MONEY - If I took any amount of money from you, call it $20, and then flushed it down the toilet on purpose and didn’t offer to give the $20 back to you, most of us would be very upset. Well, just because you don’t see the government flush thousands of your hard earned money down the sewer doesn’t mean they aren’t doing it. With the recent teachers’ dispute with the Saskatchewan government, I did some research as to how much ‘per capita’ we spend on Education as well as Health seeing as how a lot of Canadians don’t seem to want to risk jeopardizing their ‘free’ medical coverage, often citing that despite the pitfalls of long lineups in the ER, long distances to travel for some to have a baby, long waiting lists to see various specialists, and so on that it’s worth it because we really don’t spend that much on it. To the best of what I was able to uncover, each Saskatchewan resident spends about $600 a month on Education, but that’s assuming every single person contributes taxes and we know they don’t, so the cost is probably closer to $800 a month. Ask yourself if you think that $800 could be spent better. Are you in favor of paying more without seeing an uptick in quality of education for your child? I don’t mind people getting raises, but what does my child get? As far as Health goes, the number is closer to $1000 a month. Are you okay with $1000 a month and a six month waiting list to get an MRI or a two hour drive to have a baby? If you are, you are a liar. There are countries that charge citizens half of that amount and the healthcare and education is infinitely better.