A New York Times article last week discussed a new strategy in Brazil that provides incentives for low income Brazilians to buy computers and gain access to the Internet. The Brazilian government believes that wider access to computers and the…
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In this blog you will find me vigorously defending the use of taxpayer dollars to support economic development. For example, you will find me passionately supporting government spending tens of millions of dollars to support a billion dollar auto plant…
Continue ReadingThere is no shortcut to prosperity
“There is no shortcut to prosperity.” These are the words of New Brunswick Finance Minister Volpe yesterday. Well, the province has one of the slowest rates of growth in Canada, and is predicted by some analysts to be dead last…
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