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I was hoping to get lazer teeth. Would this pay for it, or, knowing it's a Liberal plan, would I have to move to the lowest income bracket first?
if your family income is less than 90k you can apply.
anybody making above that likely already has dental insurance, or can certainly afford to get it.
and this plan doesnt cover cosmetic dentistry. so no, no lazer teeth for you, lol. just cleanings, fillings, extractions, that sort of necessary dentistry for maintenance and health.
So, I'd have to lose my job to be eligible, or my wife lose hers, and we'd both have to lose our health plans. Got it.
Conservatives: Tax Breaks for the Rich!!
Liberals: Tax Breaks for the Poor!!
Nobody ever: Tax Breaks for the Middle Class!!
If you have a health plan, you're already covered. That's for peopke who don't have private insurance or can't afford it....
My company has a package with dental coverage. The difference between that package and the one without is approximately the cost of the dental coverage, so I'd actually lose money if we didn't use all of it. Does this mean I'm not eligible?
You're priviledge enough to have access to dental insurance coverage. That's more than the majority of Canadians. These types of programs are for those who can't afford them.
It targets the most needy, you're arguing for equality, this is not equality, it's equity...
I'm I saying your life is perfect? Nope, I'm sure you could get better dental insurance. But you're in a position where you can argue, poke your employer about it, it's already offered to you.
Old people and poor people are not in your position, they can't have it.
Plus, if you went to the dentist twice a year, like you're supposed to, I'm sure your coverage would pay for itself easy.
I question your reading comprehension. The dental coverage costs very nearly as much as it pays for. If I remember correctly, I have to use over 90% of what it pays out to break even. This means if I only use 90% of my 'coverage' I actually lose money. My feelings of gratitude for my privilege are immeasurable, much like that of a serf whose master only beats him once a week instead of twice. In fact, the gratitude for access to this 'coverage' is so great that I don't know of a single employee who has opted for it. Now, tell me, when is the last time you heard of a Canadian employee turning down dental benefits? I hadn't even conceived of such a thing until I came across this.
That corporate dental plan isn't paid for by employers. We pay for it. And what happens if I need multiple visits? Between multiple family members, those fillings, root canals, and crowns? Those funds run out fast, even with two health plans. This plan stops covering you at age 65. You know, the year old age security begins? Retirees, who are long without any corporate coverage, are getting dropped by the government coverage too? This whole thing is just another "look like we're doing the right thing, but make as few people eligible so we can do it on the cheap" bullshit like they always do. Why not coverage for fucking all of us? I would happily drop my corporate dental plan to use a universal dental plan, fully aware that this would increase taxes.
What they anmounced is that they are expanding the current plan to allow people below 65 to apply.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/dental/dental-care-plan.html
Like, all you guys complaining about it either seem to not actually read about the subject or get your information from very biased sources.
I'm not saying this plan is perfect, I'm not saying your lives are perfect and that you don't deserve a true universal dental plan but the subject is far more complex isn't it? Because health is managed by provinces and it's super fucking political when the federal government touches it... it took a lot of work from Jagmeet Singh to get just that expansion of the current plan.
Stop with the fucking cynism and fight for better instead of whatever the fuck you guys are doing in this thread.