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Old Posted Dec 14, 2015, 7:41 PM
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Originally Posted by csbvan View Post
I agree. Also, it makes no sense to say that the government shouldn't provide subsidies to a growing industry like high tech, but it is ok if they do the same for natural resource industries (i.e. LNG). Since the government gives subsidies to the resource industries, what is wrong with them doing the same for technology industries? Especially since, as you say Klazu, tech companies pay among the best of any industry.
I agree. And unlike natural resources tied to the land, tech jobs tend to be ephemeral. They're just one pink slip away from the next merger or takeover. if it wasn't for US Visa laws and our proximity to Seattle, how much of an industry would a city like Vancouver have?
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