An expert panel has come up with 10 ways to turn Canada into a “nation of innovators”. The top two? 1. Make R&D tax credits open to public companies and businesses that lose money. 2. Create government-sponsored “co-investment funds” with private investors to finance emerging companies. In fact, four of the ten ideas relate to getting…
All your ideas are belong to us.
You should thank the government for everything you enjoy, says Vice President Joe Biden: “Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he said. “In the middle of the Civil War you had a guy named Lincoln paying people $16,000…
Apparently we need the government to take care of us.
A CBC article about the City of Toronto banning bottled water and forcing retailers to charge 5 cents per plastic bag attracted this comment: Let’s face it, taxes are how government prompts us to do things that are in our own best interests — tax cigarettes to discourage smoking, and tax alcohol to encourage moderation, etc… 5 cents…