Comments on: Government Stimulus For Jobs?

By: Rob C

Rob C — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:47:23 +0000

Carl Marx… A referendum (attached to the next election ballot) to vote quebec off the island would solve the problem of the “leach province” sucking taxpayers dry.

By: Carl Marks

Carl Marks — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:17:20 +0000

And what do we all think the Bloc veto means when it comes to determining where the money will be “invested”. The Bloc can insist that all $30b is spent creating jobs in Quebec, cushioning Quebec, while leaving the rest of Canada with the tab.

The economic stimulus package, with a veto held by the Bloc, is a crock of you-know-what.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:36:05 +0000

One analogy of stimulus spending would when Germany in the 1920′s had huge unemployment and the resulting unrest.

Let’s imagine they decided to “bail out” the one industry that they were the most technicaly advanced in. One that no other country was even close to in it’s ability to compete with.

That industry was the manufacture of Zepplins! Imagine the huge waste of money and labour had they done that. Although few people realized it at the time Zepplins were rapidly becoming extinct.

It is a real crap shoot to pick and choose what, if anything, should recieve Gov. funding.

By: Leo

Leo — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:31:03 +0000

I agree that we should spend money in these troubled times to stimulate the economy but spend it on infrastructure. Nobody is getting any help when you give money to failing businesses. You have nothing to show for it after making these companies survive for an extra 6 months. You just prolong the inevitable bankruptcies. If you build roads, sewers and provide safe drinking water for Canadians then the benefits are her to stay forever. I long to go to eastern Canada on holidays but the lack of a twin highway coast to coast sends me down to the States for my holidays. I cant help but thinking that I live in a third world country when I look at our roads when I get back. We are a rich country let improve it for everybody instead of just spending money to win an election with no long term benefit.

By: Springer

Springer — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:26:31 +0000

They certainly can gas that POS gun registry any time. It won’t get back the billion so far wasted on it, but it definitely save at least another billion or two down the road.

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:25:42 +0000

Well you shouldn’t be worried because spending is good for the economy right now.

It doesn’t necessarily mean the money will only go into the Government sector. Money can be injected into areas such as transit, education and alternative energy… which would be great for Canadians.