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> Poverty is far from solved in Canada At no point did I say it was. Please don't jump to strawman arguments, it doesn't help anything. I simply said there is
by grecy 5y ago
> Poverty is far from solved in Canada
At no point did I say it was. Please don't jump to strawman arguments, it doesn't help anything.
I simply said there is much less poverty in Canada that in the USA. I think that would be very hard to argue against.
> Plenty of poor people who get kicked off welfare or get penalized for getting a job.
Every single one of them has perfectly acceptable heathcare, which is a HUGE step above the USA's poor.
Yes, Canada has poverty, but it's not nearly as severe as in the USA.
- refurb 5y agoThe US has Medicaid, free healthcare for the poor? The claim was "Canada doesn't have a problem with violent crime, violent policing [ask First Nations folks about that!], or people who are desperate or struggling". Which I said, is bullshit.
- grecy 5y ago> The US has Medicaid, free healthcare for the poor? That's not the same, as there are tens of millions of people that don't have access to affordable healthcare in the USA. In Canada (and a host of other developed countries) there are none. > The claim was "Canada doesn't have a problem with x, y & z, or people who are desperate or struggling". No it wasn't. The claim very clearly was: "Canada has much less of a problem with x,y & z and far fewer people who are desperate or struggling than the USA does".
- refurb 5y agoSure, but my dad in Canada can’t seem to get a slot for his knee replacement and has been waiting for 2 years and can’t walk. But hey, he has “universal care” right? And you said “You simply don't have that in Canada, the social safety net takes that away.” which is BS. Yes you have it. To a lesser degree than the US, but you have it. And how many people just died in BC from the heat wave? 150+? How many in the US? The Canadian healthcare system might be universal but it’s poorly funded and easily overwhelmed.