girlfreddyApr 28, 2024

Why the Swedes love doing something that Americans hate

https://lemmy.ca/post/20210925

Why the Swedes love doing something that Americans hate - Lemmy.ca

Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions. The Swedish attitude towards tax contrasts sharply with many countries where taxes can be a deeply divisive issue. We investigate what this says about Swedish society and how the popularity of the welfare state might survive growing challenges in the future.

Show threadhenfredemarsApr 28, 2024
It’s because we get so little for those taxes. If we actually had functional services, I would feel like it’s worth it.
Show threadMagister

Same in Canada, at least Quebec, 50% of my taxes go in health care system, I have no family doctor, all doctors are millionaires, nurses make 100k+, people dies in ER after 48h waiting

Education system is a joke.

Roads are potholes

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Show threadCosmic ClericApr 28, 2024

people dies in ER after 48h waiting

How often does that happen?

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Show threadgirlfreddyApr 28, 2024
Tbh even once is too often. And it has happened all across Canada.
Show threadgirlfreddyApr 28, 2024
Not many physicians make over a million, and the way provincial governments have set up the bureaucracy around healthcare feeds the high wages, ie: it’s not the nurses caring for patients that are making $100k per year.
Show threadMagisterApr 28, 2024
About every specialists make 1M
Show threadgirlfreddyApr 29, 2024
Do you have any sources for that?
Show threadMagisterApr 29, 2024

Of course, most are in French, but easy to find any info on this, for instance this 2022 article journaldemontreal.com/…/pres-de-300medecins-milli…

Ophtalmologiste 2 603 027 $

Chirurgien général 2 442 354 $

Ophtalmologiste 2 166 048 $

Ophtalmologiste 2 116 473 $

Interniste 2 022 137 $

Radiologiste 2 017 941 $

Près de 300 médecins millionnaires au Québec, un record

En 2021, un nombre record de professionnels au Québec ont déclaré des revenus dans les sept chiffres.

Le Journal de Montréal
Show threadMagisterApr 29, 2024
even generalist doctor are millionnaire journaldemontreal.com/…/pres-de-270-medecins-mill…
26 médecins de famille ont rejoint le club des millionnaires en 2022 au Québec, un record

Pendant que le réseau de la santé est paralysé par des grèves, pas moins de 267 médecins ont empoché plus d’un million $ l’an dernier.

Le Journal de Montréal
Show threadgirlfreddyApr 29, 2024

In 2021 (the year your article is about) there were 21,176 physicians in the province and 294 made 7 figure salaries. That amounts to less than 1.2% of physicians.

So not all physicians make a million dollars, not even a lot of physicians make a million dollars. It is rare that this happens.

Show threadcatloafApr 29, 2024
How much of that goes right back to med school loan repayments?
Show threadMagisterApr 29, 2024
Canada =/= USA, it’s cheaper. A lot of that money goes to personal insurance IIRC