Premier Danielle Smith\u0027s health savings accounts are part of a much larger plan to groom public for private health payment
Smith suggested Albertans put their own money on top of the government’s $375, get their employers to pay in still more, and even fundraise for their personal accounts.Article content
This premier was a professional talker for so long that we often know what she really wants, which can be quite different from what she now says. She argued that the system “has to shift the burden of payment away from taxpayers and toward private individuals, their employers and their insurance companies.”
“I can guarantee you as well that if the government creates this structure, business and non-profits will step up.
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