Quebec attax the unvaxxed with a tax

If you’re a Quebecker who won’t get vaccinated without a valid medical reason, you may have to pay up soon:

Quebec is announcing it will impose a health tax on Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Quebec Premier François Legault made the announcement in Montreal on Tuesday afternoon, as the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations continues to climb.

“A health contribution will be charged to all adults that don’t want to get vaccinated. We are there now,” he said.

Legault said he felt the ire of the vaccinated towards the unvaccinated, whom he blamed for clogging up the province’s hospitals.

Only 10 per cent of the population is unvaccinated but they make up 50 per cent of patients in intensive care beds, according to the premier.

My give a damn about anti-vaxxers got busted¹ a long time ago, and I know I’m not alone. I expect that this policy will be very popular on message boards and internet comment sections everywhere, and it may boost Legault’s approval ratings ba…