We also give massive tax breaks to corporations that then don’t do the things for which the breaks were given — e.g. Foxconn in WI. Build a chip plant? Nah we’re good.
The prairies aren’t actually like that. They seem like that if you’re driving through on the trans canada, which, you’re right, would be a good high speed rail corridor if you had the market.
That is clearly not true.
We also give massive tax breaks to corporations that then don’t do the things for which the breaks were given — e.g. Foxconn in WI. Build a chip plant? Nah we’re good.
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Billions of taxpayer money gone to AT&T and Verizon? Sounds like their infrastructure should be seized and nationalized.
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In a lot of cases I don’t think you’d want passenger cars on those rails…
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The prairies aren’t actually like that. They seem like that if you’re driving through on the trans canada, which, you’re right, would be a good high speed rail corridor if you had the market.
They did, though. I have fiber in my middle of nowhere camp because of the NBP. And I don’t even have a fiber option in the city where I live.
Consequences for not fulfilling our end of the deal? Nah, we’re good there too.