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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Aug 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Frank Graves

    Is Canada doing better on Covid vaccination because of (relatively) less income inequality?https://twitter.com/VoiceOfFranky/status/1422039312007405571 …

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    Frank Graves @VoiceOfFranky
    One possible explanation for why the US has descended to still further levels of mistrust and we have seen a modest rebound is the rise , since 2015 , of those claiming membership in the middle class / up 10 pts. in Canada , down 5 in US . Both way down since turn of century . https://twitter.com/VoiceOfFranky/status/1422038825560416256 …
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      1.  🎥_ 🎬  😏  💜 🤎 💛 💚 💙 ♥️‏ @MovieEv 2 Aug 2021
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        more likely it's the northern lights without an orange filter

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      2. Jacob Remes‏ @jacremes 2 Aug 2021
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        Almost certainly. Less inequality leads to higher social trust and various other measures of better society, including better health and health care for even for the richest people.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 2 Aug 2021
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        yep -- I also health insurence (or lack of same) is a big issue that overlaps with this but is distinct. Just having universal insurance means more people go to doctor regularly, trust doctors, etc.

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      1. Cecilia Araneda‏ @ceciliaaraneda 2 Aug 2021
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        I know a lot of vaccine hesitant people in Manitoba who are middle and upper middle class, including people with diplomas or degrees in science fields. It’s a reminder that decision-making can be very difficult for many.

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      1. J'accuse le juge John Roberts!!‏ @malawiflames 2 Aug 2021
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        No, I don't have Fox News talking heads on my TV channels, and the PM didn't politicise the pandemic. Almost everyone got the message as soon as the data was clear. Facebook radicalises the anti-vaxxers in Canada.

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      1. Cedarcrab 77‏ @Cedarcrab77 2 Aug 2021
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        I honestly think it's a matter of patriotism. IMHO, Canadians are proud to be Canadian, and to do their part in the effort to make their country safer. (The reason Canadians have less gun violence?) Too many Americans are "Republican" or "Conservative" first, and American second.

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      1. An Urban Futurist Democrat‏ @UrbFuturistDem 2 Aug 2021
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        Overdetermined

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      1. OldHound‏ @oldmanDerby 2 Aug 2021
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        I think we just trust government more as a people. Things like healthcare, CERB, etc. Interestingly the poorest region of the country has weathered the storm the best, with the NS government not shy to throw it’s weight around to protect citizens, and majority are on board.

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      1. Jammysod‏ @jammy_sod 2 Aug 2021
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        Jammysod Retweeted Ramsin Canon

        @VoiceOfFranky I agree with @ramsincanon that it’s more likely to do with the fucked up US “healthcare” systemhttps://twitter.com/ramsincanon/status/1421868041281880074 …

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        Ramsin Canon @ramsincanon
        Gotta wonder if most people had a local primary care doctor they saw regularly and for free and who cared for them and their family over the years, and then *that* person, who they knew and trusted said “hey you should get the vaccine, it works & is safe” if rates would be higher
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      1. Brian Cort‏ @thatcort 2 Aug 2021
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        I credit Canada's decision to give everyone the first dose before starting on seconds. RW hate whatever govt is doing. When there were no/few vaccines, everyone wanted them, and got their first dose. When vaccines became widely available, their outrage shifted to being antivax.

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