Food for thought:
My patient came in today and usually we have a nice convo about life and things that are happening at the moment. My patient is lucky enough to keep working during this pandemic.
She just told me that her co-worker, who has also been working throughout the pandemic, is collecting CERB ever since the pandemic has started. So he is collecting CERB and a pay cheque.
Same with her daughter, who has always been on government assistance, and has never worked ever before the pandemic. She is collecting CERB and government assistance.
I used to resent the people that seemed to "take advantage" of situations/sytems.... But I have come to realize, it is the shitty systems that are created that make this mess.
If you think this is not going to affect you directly in the near future, think again. Pay attention to the little things, why is the cost of produce going up when grocery stores have never been shut down, why is the price of alcohol going up when the LCBO has never been closed. And then there is gas...and our new carbon tax which actually does nothing for the environment. Would it really hurt to audit a system and be accountable for it?
If the system is broken, throwing more money into it will not fix this mess.
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