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Dalton's Dental DisasterWe're supposed to be impressed. McGuinty's offering up a $45 million dental care plan for the working poor. That means those who are on welfare don't qualify. Dental care? How about making a significant plan for the working poor: prescription drugs not fluoride treatments. Both would be better but at least start with medical. Given George Smitherman, a member of the anti-poverty committee, doesn't know he can alter the law, a job for which he was elected, Dalton can almost be forgiven for coming up with a $45 Billion dollar disaster, his dental care plan for the working poor. It's not like George could help him with the logic so it's up to The Toronto Tribune. Dalton, the working poor are predominately earning a specific dollar amount for each hour worked. To avail themselves of the access to a dentist they get to decide what to give up when they lose 1-2 hours pay so they can have the Dalton Dental Plan. It's not the vacation to Florida or the new BMW that will be given up for a visit to the dentist. The working poor will select between food or rent. More than likely they will opt not to avail themselves of the idiotic plan. No work = no pay! The Health Minister George Smitherman; Finance Minister Dwight Duncan; Education Minister Kathleen Wynne; Municipal Affairs Minister Jim Watson; Training, Colleges and Universities Minister John Milloy; Attorney General Chris Bentley and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Michael Chan, Children and Youth Services Minister Deb Matthews are all members of Dalton McGuinty's anti-poverty committee. Not an impressive group. Smitherman is blissfully unaware he has the power to change laws so there's not much good having him anywhere near anything requiring legislation. Perhaps that's the point, Dalton's Dental Disaster sounds great but won't work. Is that the goal? Just pretending to care instead of actually making positive changes that will address poverty issues. |
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