SOC246H1 Lecture : notes for week 11
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Week 11 week 11: social policy: pension again. Families are getting smaller/ herder to care for the old age/ if you have money you hire private care givers if you want better care and higher quality of life in old age you need 15630$ In 1927 the first old age pension/ in 1952 oas program was a corner stone for pension system in canada. some proposal suggest to cut back on profits, raise retirement age and use tax to fund. Cpp: other government support for the elderly. medicare on lhins not doing a great job. how much should the system support/ people should change their expectations. If we get into a private sphere for elder care, there is going to be more competition, it give people choice but leads to low quality care. debate of private against public care: reduce wait list/ concentrate on patient/ give them choice: abuse.