In a similar vein to this, the Community Legal Clinic - Simcoe, Haliburton,
Kawartha Lakes is about to start a Class Proceedings - Payday Advances
against organizations that provide payday advances and loans at high rates
of interest to the economically disadvantaged. They list an example of a
client on a disability pension with a wife and small child who was paying $
1500 to $ 2000 annually on interest charges which worked out to between 278%
to 515%.

In their latest Newsletter - May 2004 - they have more info on this.

Other items of interest in this newsletter include ...

1. There is a Poverty Law Workshop in Lindsay Ontario on June 3, 2004

2. Homeless Maze coming to Simcoe County on Friday, June 11, 2004 at St.
Paul's United Church, Orillia -- This one-day educational workshop is
designed to assist people in gaining a better understanding of what it is
like to be marginalized and facing issues such as homelessness, hunger and
poverty.  In an interactive setting, participants assume various identities
as they search through the "maze" of community resources in an effort to
meet their needs, such as housing, food, clothing, financial assistance, etc

Follow the link to the May 2004 newsletter from their site ...

http://www.slsc.ca/


Peter

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North Victoria Healthy Communities Coalition
Youth Aflame Ministries Inc.
4094 Monck Rd., P.O. Box 322
Coboconk, ON   K0M 1K0
(705) 454-8875
(705) 454-9197 Fax


-----Original Message-----
From: Social Determinants of Health [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
David Zitner
Sent: May 26, 2004 12:03 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: High Marginal Tax Rates on Poor People

Chrystal, I understand your rant.  In some areas those at low income have
the highest marginal tax rate. Between incomes of $10,000 and $20,000 people
sometime lose more than $1.00 in social entitlements as they increase their
earned income.


-----Original Message-----

> Date: Tue May 25 20:57:31 ADT 2004
> From: "Chrystal Ocean" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: $3 billion for health care
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Clearly, life for those living in poverty - never mind our quality of
> life - is a non-issue for politicians.
>
> The marginalized poor, in other words, are not only challenged to have
> energy left to advocate or seek solutions for themselves, they are kept
> physically without the means to do so. Of the women contacting me, most
> haven't a telephone. How are people expected to find work when they cannot
> easily be reached? More important, what happens in an emergency?
>
>
> Chrystal Ocean, Coordinator
> Wellbeing through Inclusion Socially & Economically
> http://www.wise-bc.org/
>

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