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Originally Posted by Rathji
Put all those people to work making windmills, solar panels etc for the money you would have paid the automakers. Still has the same result of saving jobs, but without needing to be the safety cushion for a set of large multinational companies who can't seem to manage their affairs properly.
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I'm no fan of an autp bailout, but I'd say this is not really true.
Other than feeding some union or government beast you can't really turn cheques into short term jobs. Long term sure, but short term you'd be investing in IP, technology, equipment, and productivity. No guarantee any of that starts or stays in Canada.
I think there's also an issue of geography. Too many parts of canada expect a high paying, low effort job wherever they live.