Dear Editor,
In response to Sheelagh Matthews’ recent article, she follows a trend in Canada to criticize the wealth disparity between the one percenters and the capitalist economy against the remaining society.
These wealthy citizens, in most cases, have worked hard and sacrificed to achieve their level of wealth while contributing taxes, employment and charitable donations far in excess of their critics. If these critics would instill in our future workers the aspirations to achieve the same level of wealth as the one percenters instead of following the seemingly endless pursuit of Trudeau like policies of social justice issues that seems only to provide them with the entitlement they feel they are worthy of, Canada would be in a far better financial position in the future to provide the necessary social benefits. It is not the one percenters that should be the issue but the massive public bureaucracy with their high wages in comparison to the private sector as well as benefits and pensions only a private sector worker could dream of. The capitalist system may not be perfect but it is the best system the world has the offer to provide Canada with the highest standard of living.
Gary Wise
MD of Foothills
