Improving the mental health system
According to a press release dated, was the 9th May 2006, in the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology in Canada, has recommended the creation of a Canadian Mental Health Commission responsible for a significant improvement the Canadian Mental Health System. As Senator Michael Kirby, chairman of the committee, “The Committee of the Senate, he says, is to improve delivery, quality and organization of health and support services, by the tens of thousands of Canadians living with mental illness and addictions are required are required. “
The financing of the proposed amendment
Based on an extensive study of three years on mental health and addiction, the Committee has determined to be 5.36 billion U.S. dollars over a period of 10 years, the cost of this psychic system upgrade. Where will this money come from? The Committee believes that the revenue will come from higher excise duties on alcoholic drinks by 5 cents per drink.
Part of the reason for the increase of 5 cents for each drink is of course the goal of raising the funds required for proposed changes in the mental health system. Another factor to justify the price increase, however, was the fact that there is going to cost Canadians more than any alcoholic beverage will be more likely to drink low alcohol products, such as wine and beer instead of liquor.
Let’s Do The Math
At first glance, this proposal seems reasonable. Why not those who are helping to drink finance a program that provides them with a better system of mental health? Why not let those who are part of the “problem” of the “Resolution”? The logic seems reasonable, until you do the math. If 5.36 billion U.S. dollars are needed to fund the mental health system expands, how many drinks must be consumed during the period of ten years to reach 5.36 billion U.S. dollars of dollars? The answer: 107,200,000,000 drinks. The drink 107 billion, 200 million.
As many drinks are born every year is all we do is divide this number by 10 (for the program for ten years) and the result is 10,720,000,000 This word is still a large number, which, fortunately, massages like ” more. According to the World Factbook Web site, the population in Germany has been estimated that 33 million people in 2006. 10720000000 dividend of 33000000 corresponds to 325 Put in a way that the average person can understand, every man, woman and child in Canada consume up to 325 drinks per year for the next ten years, and to fund new mental health! In short, these figures are realistic.
More Flaws
The “logic” of the proposed program mental health breaks down when examined even more thoroughly. For example, it could be because people drink less alcohol products such as beer, if necessary, the increase in excise tax on all alcoholic beverages? To better understand this, we use an example. Suppose that the costs, the average intake in Canada is $ 3.00 and the average cost of beer $ 1.00. On the basis of the proposed price increase, if Joe will drink an average of 5 shots a week, spending on average weekly consumption of alcohol will be $ 15.25. For the calculation of numbers, these figures more at 1.7% of Joe would have moved the first proposal to increase taxes. Do a similar exercise with beer. Based on the expected price increase, if Pete is an average of 5 drinks of beer per week, the average weekly expenditure for consumption of alcohol is $ 5.25. For the calculation of numbers, these figures for the 5% would be more than Pete moved the first proposal for tax increases. The trick, since the price increase proposed refers to products of higher alcohol (such as shots) comparatively less than their counterparts lower alcohol) (such as beer, why Canadians should shift to more alcohol products ?
Alcohol and Mental Health
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