Too bad that he isn't prepared to defend a position... But that would require actually stating a position in the first place.
Too bad that he isn't prepared to defend a position... But that would require actually stating a position in the first place.
Ya, we established that already.The 5 million was a tax break for the purchasers of the equipment, not the company. The company got tax breaks implmented in the 2008 budget for capital investments which effected other companies, not just EMD.
They generally do, but the effect is minimal. More money in rich pockets usually translates to them buying a little bit more stuff like toys and shares.To the letter, you have not succeeded in discrediting my claim that corporate tax cuts are not helping the economy.
They generally do, but the effect is minimal. More money in rich pockets usually translates to them buying a little bit more stuff like toys and shares.
Next thing you know, Canadian Tire will pull all Chinese-made goods off their shelves in favour of Canadian-made items.
Right. Like that would ever happen.
I agree. Some companies actually use the tax benefits towards productive issues. But, for instance, as we saw with DUHbama's padding corporations and companies, a lot of it went towards high-position bonuses and not much of anything else. Those bailouts weren't tax cuts, but the same effect occurs.It's always tough to assess the effects on a comparative basis. By in large, I believe it's fair to suggest that the gvt is hoping to stimulate some activity in a sector/industry by changing the economics. Depending on what fiscal model(s) you happen to support, the move can be good, bad or indifferent and have a variety of affects in the short, medium and/or long term.
In the end, there are simply too many combinations of fiscal programs and possible outcomes for anyone to state (definitively) what works and what doesn't.
Blame the polar bears.Within the energy category, gasoline prices were up 6.8 per cent from a year
earlier, a smaller gap than the 7.6 per cent rise seen in December.
Electricity prices were up 7.3 per cent; fuel oil costs soared 17.1 per cent
from a year earlier' but natural gas prices were down 0.7 per cent.
Really....who is cutting supply to raise prices
Really? How so?
Oh come on flossy, you can do better than that.
One can hope.
P.S. Did you know polar bears are omnivores?