Casey00
Like you mentioned, I dont know how come you see govt.'s greed behind the government open policy towards same sex marriage. I dont see why and how the heck the govt is going to make money out of same sex marriage. I dont believe same sex couples have to conform to different taxtaion laws for being same sex couples or homosexual singles.
By the way, approximately 5 to 6 thousand US residents migrated to Canada between the years of 2000 and 2002 while about 11 thousand Canadians moved and setteled in the US in the year 2003 alone.
The accident I had in 2004 would have cost me no less than 20 thousand dollars to get the treatment from my specialist and two other therapist if I were to pay out my pocket.
During my 13 visits in three months I never had to wait for more than 40 mins to see my specialist. Till this day, I have paid "not a single dime" to get the entire treatment. Thanks to government operated OHIP(Ontario Health Insurance Plan) and WSIB (Workers Safety and Insurance Board).
We pay heavy taxes and we get a number of govt. services in return which are not available neither in the United States nor in Nepal. I strongly support the mixed (Capalist-socialist) economy because we get to reap the benefits of both of both.
Low rate of violence (compared to the United States) has direct relationship with the heavy investment made in Canada's social programs by the taxpayers. If any young Canadian is given with money to buy very basic necessaties of life such as money to rent an apartment and buy food then he/she is less likely to go and rob a bank or commit buglery or murder just to meet her/his basic necessities for life.
In addition if a govt gives money in loans or grants and support to any young people to go to college and earn a diploma or degree to get a better job and better life.Many will take the opportunity. We all pay for the social programs in a form of tax and we give some one else a chance to get their life better and stop a person from getting into desperate circumstances who would other wise committ any sort of violent crime in desperate circumstances.Instead of becoming a contributor he/she would become a burden and a lost opportunity.
We ourselves use such opportunities when we are in need. We never know when such need may arise. At least I have directly benefited from at least some of the social programs and indirectly from most of the social programs. I dont see heavy taxes are blindly unfair in Canada.
