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05/25/2004 Archived Entry: "Martin to unveil health plan"

Posted by steve @ 05:13 AM EST [Link]

IF YOU ANTICIPATE THE PAIN, DOES IT HURT LESS?: I ask because when you live through a Canadian election you know that the ruling party spends taxpayer dollars like a poet on payday. See, it's all about buying votes, though they'll tell you that they are just funding announcements that happened to coincide with the election. Later today Paul Martin is expected to announce that the Liberals are going to shovel billions of dollars into new health care programs "that would create a national home-care program, reduce waiting times, train new doctors and promise regular funding boosts."

See, the current system doesn't work regardless of how much money you spend. So what's the solution? Spend more money! Yea! And the bonus: Martin refused to say Monday whether all this new money will result in a tax hike.

At a certain point you just stop caring.

Read on.