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Old 04-03-2017, 10:08 PM   #1406
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How much should the city of Calgary pay to lure Head Offices to Calgary. Should the measure be if the employees pay enough income tax to offset the costs of the building?

Should the government subsidize my job to roughly what my taxes are to keep me employed?
Totally off topic but planet money just had a podcast on the subsidies for the entertainment jobs. Basically the government in BC etc. does just that. The amount of subsidies cover the salaries of the employees.

Crazy bad policy
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