"I am entitled to my entitlements." This was said originally by David Dingwall, former head of the Royal Canadian Mint, when he resigned his position in 2005. But isn't that a phrase that says it all these days?
One of those "entitlements" that continues to come up is a national government subsidized daycare system. Activists keep pushing for it. They want everyone to pay for the lifestyle to which they believe they are entitled. Wouldn't tax cuts for one income families make much more sense than paying for a national daycare system for which funding would be astronomical? Besides putting private daycares out of work, it would put government bureaucrats in charge of raising our children. What a scary thought!
By the way, Quebec has subsidized daycare. However, that is one of the many social programs they provide but cannot afford. It is paid for by the rest of Canada through transfer payments (which is something I could rant about for a while, but will save for another time). Anyway, my point is that it is unsustainable.
So people who think the are "entitled" to subsidized daycare among many other social programs (including unlimited healthcare), they might want to think again. Europe's culture of entitlement has led them down a path I don't think we want to follow.
No comments:
Post a Comment