SWRK 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Income Tax, Sales Tax, Cash Transfers

• School: McGill University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 221
• Professor: Karen Hetherington

Document Summary

*things tht are bold are things she said are important in class. Circa 1966: money transferred to provinces for health and social services. By 1966- canada health and social transfer. Funding of social policy today claw back on higher income earners adopts fiscal approach to implementing social policy eg: child witnessed tax credit. Reduced finding required cuts to civil service. Most put bulk o f funding to health - cost of funding that comes form the province goes into health. Welfare becomes warfare- safety net of subsidy per month now looking at employer. - change in policy-tax dollars going to workfare than welfare. Tax deductions = lowers the net income on which you pay income tax. Tax credits = lowers the amount of tax you owe. Symbolism or assigning value (if something is more expensive it is assumed that it is more valuable) Non-excludability: individuals cannot be denied access because of user fees.