ppy in their welfare state status and have grown to appreciate it. For instance, families under the current system do not have to worry about simple food and shelter as they did in the 1930's.
             In other common causes like infant mortality, child welfare, education and Medicare where the US rates the worst in every level, Canada while doing better than the US, is slowly slipping into the US level and currently far under its European peers. A Swedish economist, according to the author, did not even know what the concept 'Food Banks' was.
             The author highlights how families in Europe all share the benefits of the welfare state system without exception, even the queen in Sweden collected child benefits. She states that this would not only promotes an egalitarian society, but also removes the cliches and embarrassment in receiving welfare and it being tabooed as for the poor only.
             There are five major points the author stresses as important aspects to preserve since Canadians do want their welfare state:
             The author stresses the need for Canadians to keep the programs alive and efficient for the welfare of Canadian society. She highlights the various threats by the government to dissolve these programs in many ways including some misleading ones.
             For instance, the Mulroney government preached reforming the Child Welfare program and adding to the payments 500$ per annum. However, what many have missed out on is the fact that under the reformed proposal, the total payments were only partially indexed to inflation which means that with the years going by, and the general price level of goods increasing, the actual numbers become lower from what families really need in those times in the future to buy their usual basket of goods. Therefore, the author is stressing that one must study in detail their government proposals since it is more influenced by the business sector and tends to mislead people to get its agenda impleme...