Goulbourne’s cow emperor has no clothes

Re: Re: Damian Goulbourne: Time to take on Niagara’s sacred cows, Jan. 14

Funny how a guy who once wanted to be regional chair is now offering advice on policies he was a part of.

As for his ideas, “Hunt the Expert

Cow” may be very ‘woke’ in today’s world. But for me a far more important factor would be how much corporate welfare, our tax dollars, has to be promised to this ‘fourth largest employer’ to stay in Niagara.

‘Hunt the Competitive Cow’: Municipal governments have never invested our tax dollars in anything but an economic loss and the necessity for future tax increases in continuing tax funded subsidies. How does Goulbourne believe more of the same will be any more successful?

‘Hunting the Customer Cow’: “… if an incentivised private housing sector was asked to develop solutions to Niagara’s affordable housing crisis ...’ So he thinks investing (incentivised) even more of our tax dollars to support alleged private sector and profit motivated developers will magically remove the problem of affordable housing? Provide one example of where this has actually produced ‘affordable housing’ while also reducing the tax burden.

‘Hunt the Work ’Til Ya Drop Cow’: I have absolutely no problem with anyone who works being given the freedom to work fewer hours. However, isn’t it is honest to actually ask who is going to finance this? If you are in the public sector, like Goulbourne, no problem. Salaries and benefits are legally protected and underwritten by the taxpayer.

In the private sector not so much. Every employer would be expected to pay employees for this shorter working week. The only way to do that is embrace the concept of corporate welfare and encourage incompetent governments to invest in this scam.

Goulbourne’s cow emperor really has no clothes.

Andrew Watts Wainfleet