Comment

Crack in the Far Right World

173
Schroedinger's Dog8/21/2010 8:04:44 pm PDT

re: #166 windsagio

That just says that in this case its worth it to them to lower taxes to encourage more of the business.

Which is what subsidies are for >>

Doesn’t it all come down to whether the benefits gained by providing subsidies (in whatever form) are more than the total costs of the industry (economic, environmental, societal)?

If not then it’s not worth it. However, people rarely look beyond the immediate effects.