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Governments favour highways over health care in economic recession
With governments feeling the pain of an economic recession it seems to be accepted political practice in many Canadian jurisdictions to invest in certain "shovel-ready" types of physical infrastructure --- like highways and bridges--- by way of deficit financing, but at the same time, there appears to be a general reluctance to accrue deficits for certain forms of social infrastructure --- like education and medical care. Does this make sense to you? Is there a rational basis for favouring one sort of infrastructure investment over another? What priorities do you feel are most worthy or broadly beneficial for governments to address when they are accruing public debt?
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Our governments (provincial or federal) should be investing in people. I believe that by making wise investments in strong public services such and health care and education, strong public programs and green service jobs, we will be able to build healthy communities and a strong economy. Our government should NOT be cutting health services at public expense when times are tough and recession is occurring. Rather than cutting programmes and taxes, or privatizing, or giving handouts to corporations, the provinces should be stimulating the economy by investing in what matters most to Canadians—health care! Remember it is no accident that Canadians voted Tommy Douglas THE GREATEST CANADIAN!
Shifting dollars away from health care and education at anytime is pure folly. A robust economy requires a healthy, educated society. Without it there will be no bridges to a vibrant future.
L.J. Skinner