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any elected official, i dont care if its municipal, provinicial or federal should be forced to give up all assests and live at the poverty level or at least get paid minimum wage for what they do.
Any elected official should be there because they are interested in working to serve the public and improve the quality of life for whom they represent and not to use political influence to get richer.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against getting rich or people that are rich but wealthy people should have more responsibilty to contribute to the community that allowed them to prosper.
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Harper is advocating private on the side health care so all the rich fat cats you are ******** about can pay extra money so they can get faster and better treatment.
What percentage of people that require regular care or are on the waiting list for surguries can afford to pay for them out of pocket? I can only wager a guess but I think it would still leave 95% of people waiting in line. Allowing unregulated private services would likely lead to inflated costs that would make it out of reach for the dwindling population of middle income earners.
It's a good idea mind you, if you have the dough to seek private health services you should be able to.