We have a mixed market economy with strong socialist safety net in Canada and it IS the best system because other systems have failed miserably. If you work hard in Canada, you CAN make a lot of money. But even if you are born an orphan in a poor family you won’t die of hunger, because we do take care of the poorest. I worked with street kids in a major Canadian city and NONE of them were completely destitute. They didn’t always have stable housing (often because of their own choices) but they had shelter and they had enough to eat and clothes to wear and a surprising number of them had enough for cell phones and cigarettes despite not having jobs. You cant say that about countries that dont have safety nets.
Food insecurity is currently decreasing in China (source) while it’s increasing in Canada (source). So maybe there is a lesson on central planning and land distribution for us to learn.
Canada’s not even on that Global Hunger Index. You cant take two different studies with two different methods of data collection and correlate them. Thats just bad science.
And part of why China’s is continuing to do better is that they are increasingly participating in a world economy and selling to the west and more prosperous free market nations, which has raised the standard of living for the Chinese. Its because they are moving away from centralized control that the country is doing better.
We have a mixed market economy with strong socialist safety net in Canada and it IS the best system because other systems have failed miserably. If you work hard in Canada, you CAN make a lot of money. But even if you are born an orphan in a poor family you won’t die of hunger, because we do take care of the poorest. I worked with street kids in a major Canadian city and NONE of them were completely destitute. They didn’t always have stable housing (often because of their own choices) but they had shelter and they had enough to eat and clothes to wear and a surprising number of them had enough for cell phones and cigarettes despite not having jobs. You cant say that about countries that dont have safety nets.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-44-no-11-12-2024/distribution-hunger-canadian-youth.html
But they didn’t literally die from it so we’re in the best system. Please.
Wealth inequality is at the highest level it’s ever been in Canada. Our system is currently failing.
Compared to what? Things are better for the poor in China? Venezuela? The US? What are you comparing to?
Food insecurity is currently decreasing in China (source) while it’s increasing in Canada (source). So maybe there is a lesson on central planning and land distribution for us to learn.
Canada’s not even on that Global Hunger Index. You cant take two different studies with two different methods of data collection and correlate them. Thats just bad science. And part of why China’s is continuing to do better is that they are increasingly participating in a world economy and selling to the west and more prosperous free market nations, which has raised the standard of living for the Chinese. Its because they are moving away from centralized control that the country is doing better.