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Originally Posted by snowfarmer
Apologies for possibly being obtuse but I’m not sure what you mean by add a fee to basic a la MSP?
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I think NCRX means the provincial gov can just make up or add to some sort of fee, or impose the money siphoning from another source if they need money again. (Waiving MSP payments only meant the burden of funding went from residents to employers.) He is not wrong in that regard, as that has always been an option available to the provincial gov with or without raiding the ICBC coffers.
The difference, I would say, is raiding the ICBC coffers may not be as noticeable, or more easily forgotten, than say, implementing a new fee. It might only be a small difference in terms of optics, and I have no doubt that at the end of the day, if any level of gov needs more money to cover their expensive spending habits, they will just come rape us or our wallets. But I don't want to look at the issue with such a grime and pessimistic (but probably more realistic) view.