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THE SUBJECT today is once again our privileged classes, meaning civil ser- vants, other provincial gov- ernment employees and teachers. Not that my weak cries will change anything. But we should know about these things.

On Sunday | described how well they are doing with regard to bene- fits paid for in the last analysis by the public. Especially since the NDP got into power.

Government workers get premi- um-free medicare, premium-free extra health benefits, plus a premi- um-free dental plan. They are laughing all the way to the doctor, the dentist and the wooden leg and glass eye experts.

_. And there are a lot of them:

200,000 government employees,

plus 59,000 retirees. On top of that

there are 40,000 teachers who in many districts get much the same,

“plus 10,000 retired teachers who

since Jan.:1 pay no

*, premiums at all. The ° ‘same applies to retired community college _ ‘instructors. i

__.'In addition to pay- ding no dental plan pre-

_,miums, government,

teacher and college ‘retirees get 75% of basic dentistry costs provided. Their depen-

.: dants are also covered.

«As the source who

"started me on this

os “maze of a story put it:

“There are are retired couples 3 who were both Principals whose ~ “combined pensions come to about

“$100,000 a year. Do they need pre-

* mium-free medical and dental ; care?” .

“2.” Mind you, if I were among the “elite I would take these goodies, too. Wouldn't we all?

It’s not their fault they are get- - - ting them. It’s the fault of govern- ment and schoo! boards. So don’t

: throw your slops over your teacher-

“4 neighbor or the guy working for Mikey.

But there’ S$ nO , good reason why

they should get benefits that the

" people they are working for can ~only dream about... : : ‘, Are they working for us or are

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There's more. None of it good. Not for us, that is.

As I told you years ago, the NDP is the preferred party of the pansies. So homosexuals and les- bians who are on the same-sex sex- circuit are treated as if they were ordinary married couples.

Here's how the B.C. Employee Benefits Guide puts it.

“Employee benefits available to

66 Government workers get premium-free medicare, premium-free extra health benefits, _ plus a premium-free dental plan. They are,’

you as an employee of the province, a

can be extended to a married or common-law spouse (same or oppo- site sex) who is living with you’

The Superannuation «= ;” Commission has put it in dre same terms to the Retired Teachers’ Association and Community . College people. /

same-sex spousal rile was

“defined” as they say in Victoria, i in 1992.

“Itis true that the militant homo- sexual movement has succeeded i in

its

thrusting this sort of thing ona few private companies, also. Too often, management is a broken reed, But for the government to push it isa matter of some consequence. ,

Change arrives on carpet slip- pers, pushed along by conspiring social engineers.

Perhaps the Reforn party will have something to say about it,

‘The benefits don’t stop with the death of the employed,

Premium-free medicare, premi- um-free extended health benefits, and premium-free dental plans extend beyond the members’ graves to wives, common-law spouses, “spouses” of the pansies and les- bians and to “children” of up to 25 years of age if they are attending university.

Wouldn't surprise me if they don’t go to the 10th generation one day, just like in the Bible. If we are to have a privileged caste, why not make them eternal? The Ancient Egyptians did. va

In fairness, the NDP was not responsible for the government workers’ premium-free MSP. The Socreds gave that one’ away. But most of the'rest is recent and if it was discussed in the legislature it must have been in whispers.

Let me qualify some points. All government

laughing all the way to the doctor, the dentist workers get premium- and the wooden leg and glass eye experts.

99 free MSP but not all active teachers do. ra ’ However, they de in West Van and North Van if they are full time, and at Capilano College.

In West Van the board also pays the whole shot for dental premiums, but in North Van the teachers pay 20%. Watch for that discrepancy to be changed in the next contract negotiation.

Come the revolution or bank- ruptcy, comrades, the easy ride for the privileged classes will change. And something tells me the revolu- tion has begun. That’s why David Schreck was heartily boced at that tax meeting in Vancouver.

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What's happening In our District |

1995 Budget Disoussl ion ns

ouncil will soon n begin a series of budget -meetings and extends an invitation to all _ taxpayers to observe the proceedings.

All meetings are now open to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the District Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver. =?

Tuesday, February 21. Tuesday, February 28 : Tuesday, March 7 Thursday, March 16 Monday, March 20 (March 2 20 date felevised live ¢ on Shaw, » Cable 4)

Your written comments and/or questions are welcome on budget matters and will be addressed by Council during this series of budget meetings as time permits..Please mail,., fax or drop off your comments/ questions to: The Budget Office, 355 West Queens Road, .* . North Vancouver, BC, V7L 4K1, or fax 987-7160.

For more information on Council's Budget Meetings, please call 990-2233.

Council Meetings Starting February 20, regular meetings of Council will begin at 7:00 p.m. rather than 7:15 .

7 p.m. A thirty minute period will continue to be.

provided at the start of the meetings as an opportunity for public comment.