Up down-under, Down in Canada

In a recent post to this blog we noted that Canadian Tories cut the subsidy for the music industry. Now the Labor Party in Australia is campaigning that they will throw $1 million (Australian) at the industry if they win in the next round of elections.

So come on. Pick one way or the other: 1) subsidize the music industry to make it more competitive in the world economy OR 2) do not subsidize the music industry in order to encourage to it to be more competitive in the world economy.

And while you're at it, let's decide once and for all what to do about our subsidies for the oil, farm, tobacco, armaments, chemical, mining, pharmaceutical, banking, and insurance industries.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/28/2348533.htm?section=entertainment