Comments on: A good start. http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/ My personal opinions on social and political issues from a progressive standpoint. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Raphael Alexander http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10646 Raphael Alexander Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:22:19 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10646 This is a frustrating waste of taxpayer dollars. If we want dental care for the poor, there should be encouragement for employers to create dental programs for low-income earners. Government shouldn't subsidize aesthetics.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10646','Raphael Alexander'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10646','Raphael Alexander','This is a frustrating waste of taxpayer dollars. If we want dental care for the poor, there should be encouragement for employers to create dental programs for low-income earners. Government shouldn\'t subsidize aesthetics.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is a frustrating waste of taxpayer dollars. If we want dental care for the poor, there should be encouragement for employers to create dental programs for low-income earners. Government shouldn’t subsidize aesthetics.
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]]> By: billg http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10617 billg Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:24:20 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10617 As a righty....this is really good news.  But...I hope when the price tag gets to a billion everyone still feels the same way...and it will get to a billion.   And as far as the pre  1995 welfare rates go,  McGuinty is never going to do that, he's got a surplus only because of the health tax, he's got about a dozen major union fights on his hands, and, the strength of the CDN dollar hurts Ontario more than anyone else, but, he gets a giant thumbs up for dental care for low income earners.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10617','billg'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10617','billg','As a righty....this is really good news.&nbsp; But...I hope when the price tag gets to a billion everyone still feels the same way...and it will get to a billion.&nbsp;&nbsp; And as far as the pre&nbsp; 1995 welfare rates go,&nbsp; McGuinty is never going to do that, he\'s got a surplus only because of the health tax, he\'s got about a dozen major union fights on his hands, and, the strength of the CDN dollar hurts Ontario more than anyone else, but, he gets a giant thumbs up for dental care for low income earners.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> As a righty….this is really good news.  But…I hope when the price tag gets to a billion everyone still feels the same way…and it will get to a billion.   And as far as the pre  1995 welfare rates go,  McGuinty is never going to do that, he’s got a surplus only because of the health tax, he’s got about a dozen major union fights on his hands, and, the strength of the CDN dollar hurts Ontario more than anyone else, but, he gets a giant thumbs up for dental care for low income earners.
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]]> By: mushroom http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10616 mushroom Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:54:48 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10616 Scott, I am not that much of a fan for Blair's so-called New Deal having been based there for most of his administration.  What it did was to reinforce Thatcherite policies and giving it a more human face. Denticare for the poor.  Been established since the 1950s.  You become a victim of two-tier medicine.  Had to wait a year to see my NHS dentist. New Deal was a buzzword for ending welfare as we know it.  Means testing still exists and welfare recipients are now encouraged to seek work in order to maintain payments.  Wake me up when McGuinty decides to restore welfare rates to pre-1995 levels. Don't even mention using private funding initiatives to build hospitals.    McGuinty is supposed to take a scalpel to a decade and a half of regressive policies.  He is making a tiny step but more needs to be done, and I call myself a centrist. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10616','mushroom'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10616','mushroom','Scott,\r\n\r\nI am not that much of a fan for Blair\'s so-called New Deal having been based there for most of his administration.&nbsp; What it did was to reinforce Thatcherite policies and giving it a more human face.\r\nDenticare for the poor.&nbsp; Been established since the 1950s.&nbsp; You become a victim of two-tier medicine.&nbsp; Had to wait a year to see my NHS dentist.\r\nNew Deal was&nbsp;a buzzword for ending welfare as we know it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Means testing still exists and welfare recipients are now encouraged to seek work in&nbsp;order to maintain payments.&nbsp;&nbsp;Wake me up when McGuinty decides to restore welfare rates to pre-1995 levels.\r\n\r\nDon\'t even mention using private funding initiatives to build hospitals.&nbsp;\r\n&nbsp;\r\nMcGuinty is supposed to take a scalpel to a decade and a half of regressive policies.&nbsp; He is making a tiny step but more needs to be done, and I call myself a centrist.&nbsp;'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Scott,

I am not that much of a fan for Blair’s so-called New Deal having been based there for most of his administration.  What it did was to reinforce Thatcherite policies and giving it a more human face.
Denticare for the poor.  Been established since the 1950s.  You become a victim of two-tier medicine.  Had to wait a year to see my NHS dentist.
New Deal was a buzzword for ending welfare as we know it.  Means testing still exists and welfare recipients are now encouraged to seek work in order to maintain payments.  Wake me up when McGuinty decides to restore welfare rates to pre-1995 levels.

Don’t even mention using private funding initiatives to build hospitals. 
 
McGuinty is supposed to take a scalpel to a decade and a half of regressive policies.  He is making a tiny step but more needs to be done, and I call myself a centrist. 

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]]> By: Bailey http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10614 Bailey Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:24:25 +0000 http://scottdiatribe.gluemeat.com/2007/11/29/a-good-start/#comment-10614 This is a much better initiative than the "$10 minimum wage now" campaign.  This is more beneficial and will help a lot more people.  Good work McGuinty. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('10614','Bailey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('10614','Bailey','This is a much better initiative than the &quot;$10 minimum wage now&quot; campaign.&nbsp; This is more beneficial and will help a lot more people.&nbsp; Good work McGuinty.&nbsp;'); return false;">Quote</a></div> This is a much better initiative than the "$10 minimum wage now" campaign.  This is more beneficial and will help a lot more people.  Good work McGuinty. 
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