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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
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So, new study from an industry association that represents foodbanks. Lets take a look at their recommendations of how to fix this problem. They have different recommendations for each province. It is a very socialist oriented agenda they are pushing for.
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1. Introduce a new poverty reduction strategy with the goal of reducing poverty by 50 per cent by 2030.
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Details of this are mostly focused on the provincial cabinet reporting to plans to reduce poverty.
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2. Require each political party to respond to the expert panel on basic income.
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They are pushing for a basic income program and want each party during the next provincial election to be required to clearly state its plan to implement such a program.
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"3. Maintain BC Housing’s capital budget at a minimum of $1.2 billion per year until 2030 and index it to inflation."
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Adding an extra 750 in social housing units per year.
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4. Develop a new fiscal framework that directs municipalities to use their surpluses to build affordable housing and prohibits them from generating surpluses greater than 2 per cent of total revenues while maintaining current tax levels for the next five years.
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Their concern about rainy day and reserve funds that municipal governments have setup. In BC it is not uncommon for municipal government to put money away into special funds for major capital expenditures.
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5. Increase access to childcare by working with the federal government to invest an initial combined $260 million per year ($130 million each) to help hire more childcare providers and build more spaces.
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Ok, provide more subsidy for daycare spaces.
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6. Work with the federal government to deliver automatic tax filing.
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Ok, many who are poor are not filling out income tax returns and not getting refunds and benefits they are entitled to.
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7. Take a leadership role in the success of the Canada Disability Benefit.
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Ok, so a new social program planned for 2025.
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8. Index all provincial social benefits and credits and increase social assistance rates for single people by at least 10 per cent.
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So, increase welfare.
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9. Reduce claw backs on low-income workers and introduce a new provincial earnings supplement.
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So, a new social plan.
Reference:
https://foodbankscanada.ca/poverty-r...itish-columbia