Public vs Private vs Both
Perhaps some competition with the public sector would
do some good. Take for instance public healthcare unions,
and teachers union. The BC Nurses union are claiming
contract out surgeries would be bad for the public system
and the BC teachers are demanding a 24% raise.
Their raise negotiated during the liberals first term put a squeeze on the
boards of trustees, and the more money going to teachers salaries
is less money to pay non teaching staff, less money to replace
their 30 year old books, and less money for computers etc.
Similarly if the government just kept increasing the education
budget to accommodate teachers demand for a raise it is less money
for health-care, social services other public yet essential employees.
If contracting surgeries out to private clinic results in reduced
wait times and people aren’t turned away for inability to pay
than so be it. The public union may be opposed cause they
want a monopoly, but perhaps competition would be a good
thing. It might actually motivate them to work. It doesn’t make
economic sense to make someone wait 2 years for say knee
surgery than have them recover for another 2 years all the while
being on social assistance when they could be working and
paying taxes and spending.
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