“The War on Poverty”
March 10, 2010The “ war on Poverty”
Homeless people, food banks, soup kitchens, hampers for this, hampers for that, donations, gifts and taking care of those whose resources have been exhausted. Combine this with Spiralling taxes, loss of jobs, Government cut backs and lack of support services and we now have a greater number of poor, unemployed, under employed and working poor than any other province in Canada. B.C. Is one of the most resource rich provinces so where are we going wrong?
The numbers suggest that we are loosing “The War on Poverty” at an ever increasing rate. Perhaps we should fall back, regroup, revise our strategies and start again. This time instead of a war on poverty we could institute a “War on Wealth”. The real wealth of our province is, and has been over the years concentrated into the hands of a few. Can we turn the tide on this concentrated flow of wealth to the Rich? Is there a way to realize social progress, sustainability and quality of life for all? Lets rally around the “rag”(flag) and fight the War on Wealth so that we may eventually be able to disband the Food Banks.
Perhaps instead of helping the wealthy with the “Hated Sales Tax” we could impose a “tariff” on “Financial Obesity” This would still give the government its desired income without again taking from those in our society who can least afford it.
Alan MacKinnon
Nanaimo
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This is good thinking.
Trouble is the ‘greedy haves’ will not tolerate it and let’s face it, they’re the ones with the power. They love the slave wages they pay and if anyone suggests the minimum wage should rise, they threaten us with more unemployment. They have to take their vacations in Hawaii and beyond. They need the Vegas fixes.
They threaten to offshore more of their jobs, which threats should constitute terrorism.