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Old 07-26-2016, 12:26 PM   #2142
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man View Post
So I apologize if I have this wrong, but shouldn't the NDP be happy that companies are backing out of coal powered contracts? After all, their whole thing was cutting carbon tax emissions. With companies now backing out, doesn't that lessen coal usage?
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No, what they wanted, apparently, was money from the carbon tax. By cancelling these agreements, they don't get that sweet sweet tax.
You have to remember the fundamentals of the NDP Philosophical Manifesto:

Companies are not allowed to make money, profits are evil. They are however allowed to lose money doing something that the NDP consider for the Public good.

Because thats how companies work.
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