#145 Corporate welfare costs $5 million/job

Episode 145 May 22, 2024 00:24:20
#145 Corporate welfare costs $5 million/job
Canadian Taxpayers Podcast
#145 Corporate welfare costs $5 million/job

May 22 2024 | 00:24:20

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Show Notes

 Tax hikes for you, more taxpayer cash for multinational corporations.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford teamed up to give $5 billion to Honda. The government says it will create 1,000 jobs. That’s a cost to taxpayers of $5 million per job.

And that’s on top of the tens of billions of dollars governments have already announced for other multinational corporations like Volkswagen, Stellantis and Northvolt.

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