Quote:Do you not have a welfare problem in Canada?Not really. Canadians by their nature are much more polite and self-sufficient, many, many of us will not go on welfare or EU unless we must. The only problem I see is that a lot of natural (born here) Canadians whine and bitch about "stupid immigrants" getting a lot of money for having babies and learning english. I try to tell them it is beyond rude to say things like that. That they should take it up with their government that is giving away free money. But no, no real welfare abuse.
What if you lost your job, your house, all the things you have because you're "hard-working"... And needed help. Would you still hold true to your "lazy poor people" theory?
Don't think of it as you paying for lazy people to go to the hospital (how dare they)...
Think of it as you giving a little bit so that you know there are not people giving birth in dumpsters. Unless you are unwilling to share. Up to you how you look at it.
Thanks,
-Pip
