TheCenturion posted:

See, that's what I'm talking about. State authority illegitimately used is still illegitimate when it's against people you don't like.

No, I'm not OK with fascists overrunning the country, but you and PT6A still don't deserve beatings yourselves just for advocating populist police brutality.

You simply cannot say 'well, it's OK for cops to beat the poo poo out of people who believe in the queen of the galactic federation, but not OK for cops to beat the poo poo out of, say, Sammy Yatim.'

TheKingofSprings posted:

Honestly it would just be nice if the cops beat the fascists instead of the socialists for once as a change of pace

Oxyclean posted:

I personally am put off by how kid-gloves groups like the conveyers and the q-anon adjacent folk get treated by cops. I'm not sure cops beating them down would be terribly productive (or right,) but I also think cops are probably way too lenient in how they treat them, to the point it is likely emboldening them.

I don't think PT6A or anyone else is advocating for a policy of "cops only beat people I don't like" but "if cops are going to beat people, it'd be nice if they at least doled out the beatings to far right political groups more then never." It's venting of idle frustrations in the face of increasingly hostile and radical movements it feels like we have no realistic solutions to. It's not like we can expect the government to roll out UBI, affordable/free housing, and better and proper access to mental health professionals & treatment.

I also think the more correct response to PT6A's feelings is the response that others have given of "cops won't beat people they sympathize with."

Vintersorg posted:

If it was the US there would be dead bodies with cops getting pushed around like that.

Morrow posted:

The problem is there's no good way to solve all three at once.

infernal machines posted:

The guy at the far end is definitely not getting his money's worth

Oxyclean posted:

I personally am put off by how kid-gloves groups like the conveyers and the q-anon adjacent folk get treated by cops. I'm not sure cops beating them down would be terribly productive (or right,) but I also think cops are probably way too lenient in how they treat them, to the point it is likely emboldening them.

I don't think PT6A or anyone else is advocating for a policy of "cops only beat people I don't like" but "if cops are going to beat people, it'd be nice if they at least doled out the beatings to far right political groups more then never." It's venting of idle frustrations in the face of increasingly hostile and radical movements it feels like we have no realistic solutions to. It's not like we can expect the government to roll out UBI, affordable/free housing, and better and proper access to mental health professionals & treatment.

I also think the more correct response to PT6A's feelings is the response that others have given of "cops won't beat people they sympathize with."

Bleck posted:

quote:

Spending on temporary agency nurses has soared by millions of dollars at some of Ontario’s largest hospitals grappling with severe staffing shortages, with one that paid over 550 per cent more in its last fiscal year compared to pre-pandemic years.

Ontario’s health worker staffing crisis has prompted ballooning wait times in hospitals, forcing some to cancel surgeries or even temporarily shutter emergency departments.

Since the pandemic began, hospitals across the country have increasingly turned toward agency nurses, nursing unions say. But critics say this stopgap solution is a dangerous symptom of deeper dysfunction in hospitals, where exhausted nurses are leaving permanent jobs for flexible gigs at privately owned temp agencies — where they can sometimes earn double their old hourly rate.

“Agency nursing is a form of privatization,” said Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. “And really, the ones who are making the mega money are the agencies.”
So far this year, the University Health Network has already spent $6.7 million on agency nurses — a 550 per cent increase compared to 2018, when it spent just over $1 million.

In its last fiscal year ending March 2022, the University Health Network, Canada’s largest research and teaching hospital network, has already spent $6.7 million on agency nurses — a significant jump compared to 2018, when it spent $1.035 million.

During the fiscal year that ended in 2021, UHN only spent about $776,000 on agency nurses.

“It’s gut-wrenching … we will not be able to sustain our health-care system with numbers like that,” said Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.
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“These are public dollars going to private agencies,” she added. “You think okay, employers, government — let’s shake our heads here. We have to take that money that you’re spending and throwing down the drain, and start fixing the workplace.”

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The gig economy has transformed the transportation, hotel and delivery industries and could be headed for healthcare next. The gig economy is a model used by companies such as Uber, TaskRabbit and Postmates that uses freelance workers and short-term contracting to supplement full-time staff. With the gig economy, individuals seek out work on their terms and employers hire based on their immediate needs. For healthcare providers and employees, this model could offer many benefits.

“With the gig economy, individuals seek out work on their terms and employers hire based on their immediate needs. For healthcare providers and employees, this model could offer many benefits.”

Why the Gig Economy is Right for Healthcare

Healthcare organizations are trying to drive out inefficiencies across their businesses to increase revenue. While improving supply chain processes and reducing denials can yield significant financial improvement, they struggle to put a dent in labor costs, which account for approximately 60 percent of spending. At the same time, there’s an impending healthcare skills gap with an estimated shortage of 20,400 primary care physicians and 200,000 nurses by 2020. Travel and agency nurses, physical therapists and occupational therapists, and locum tenens physicians help fill labor gaps at understaffed hospitals, but they come at a significant cost. The gig economy would allow hospitals and healthcare providers to negotiate directly with healthcare professionals, significantly reducing the fees charged by pricey intermediaries.

With a gig model, healthcare organizations would be able to hire a professional for one day, several days or a few months based on their staffing needs. This enables providers to hire fewer full-time staff, which gives them a pool of workers to tap into as needed.

eXXon posted:

In case you're wondering how hospitals are still (barely) functioning and the system is being privatized, the Star has a nice (well not) article on significant increases in the use of nursing temp agencies:

I wonder how many Conservative donors/MPPs are or will be board members/executives of these temp agencies. Also, check out the top hit for "healthcare gig economy" from whatever Huron Consulting Group is:

I can't wait to have to install a hospital app and search for the perfect Healr to come to my bed (surge pricing may apply).

eXXon posted:

quote:

Healthcare organizations are trying to drive out inefficiencies across their businesses to increase revenue.

KingKalamari posted:

How does someone write a sentence like that and not recognize it's a huge problem?

eXXon posted:

In case you're wondering how hospitals are still (barely) functioning and the system is being privatized, the Star has a nice (well not) article on significant increases in the use of nursing temp agencies:

KingKalamari posted:

How does someone write a sentence like that and not recognize it's a huge problem?

flakeloaf posted:

Those would be the same temps who were mainly responsible for spreading covid to every old folks' home in the province, right?

Mr Luxury Yacht posted:

IIRC that was a slightly different issue in that PSWs commonly worked at multiple homes because they weren't given enough hours to make anything close to a livable wage working at one because it was cheaper to make everyone part time.

infernal machines posted:

IDK, we might have learned that you can significantly reduce long term care costs by having PSWs work at multiple homes.

Evis posted:

I think we also learned you can drastically cut costs by letting a pandemic rip.

Pleads posted:

Love to see discount stores flourish as more and more people fall towards poverty during the richest time in human history!

DaysBefore posted:

Can't help but notice there was no mention of the restaurant....... hellworld indeed....