I want to get rid of MSP premiums
It’s been a rough few years for British Columbians, especially young people trying to get a start in life and seniors living on fixed incomes. Food bank use is at an all-time high, and more than half of British Columbians are living paycheck to paycheck.
Unfortunately, this government is about to make life rougher. And more unfair.
For more than half a million British Columbians, MSP is being jacked up again.
MSP is unfair. Someone who earns $40,000 should not pay the same as someone who takes in $4 million.
Only BC has MSP premiums. Every other province in the country has rejected them because they hurt middle class families.
Yet year-after-year, this government has jacked up MSP -- under this premier, BC's families now pay almost 25% more.
Families are paying more and getting less. Fees and taxes on middle class families have increased, on average, by $1,000 a year, while the services they use and need are starved of funding.
Meanwhile, this government gave the richest 2% of British Columbians a $1 billion tax break.
This government has the wrong priorities. It hurts struggling middle class families – and hands benefits to those who need help the least.
I believe that all British Columbians should be treated fairly.
That’s why I want to get rid of MSP.
Join with me. Together, we can build a fairer province.