tofu

why not

tofu

somewhereintime 8#

i think you misunderstood, i just mean "why not" campbell again.

btw, lower education fee has pro/con.  few years ago, the price for post grad. program is only 50% of what it is now.  but now the post grad. program is only for the one who is rich or really smart.  a poor person is hesitate to take a post grad. program since he may not make enough to pay back the fees.  at the end, the rich people are more educated and earn more money.
i think balance is what we are looking for.

tofu

""" Most people view the economy is much more important than other things such as health care, child care, crime fighting, etc?"""
because most of us are came from a country which is more concern about economic and has no benefit.
just like some people, they may go to see their doctor once/twice a year, or they just go to see their chinese doctor.  their parents help them to take care their children and.... so for them they don't really use/enjoy the benefit, but they do pay for it.  so benefit for us is more like an bonus that is something which can trade off for "making more money".  but for the one who get used to it or use it, will think it is not replaced by anything.

tofu

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other people may ask why chinese works so hard and concern money money money only.  we came from a country with no/min. benefit, we believe we need to work hard when we were young in order to save some money to take care ourselves when we are old.  of course we better save some money for our children/grandchildren as well.  but this is not what the canadian born XXX believe.  they born in a country with all these benefits, they just retain what they have.  life is short, enjoy our life.  govn't should support what we needs and we will give govn't what we have extra.  people are working harder these days, but it needs a slow transition period.  compare to people in some inner cities, vancouver people works really hard already.  some companies in inner cities can close for a month or two for summer break.  also government provided benefits are no good? i don't think so, taiwan has somethings similar to msp not too long long ago.  hk is thinking to have kind of msp & pension plan program, and expand the free education to 12 years.  i think it is all about "value".  we just don't have the same "value"