Friday, December 9, 2011

Governments Addicted to Corporate Welfare


A report from a right-wing think tank says Ontario governments are addicted to dispensing ``corporate welfare.''

The Fraser Institute says Ontario governments of all political stripes spent almost 28-billion dollars on direct subsidies to corporations between 1991 and 2009.

Author Mark Milke says its money that could have been used to almost eliminate the Ontario health premium, reduce taxes or Ontario's annual deficit.