[forapurpose]

> shouldn't this be a loss for Quebec?

Agreed. It's a loss for Quebec, Bombardier, Canadian workers (who lose jobs to Alabama), Canadian taxpayers, and most importantly, for free trade and free markets - this will only establish anti-competitive policies as an accepted norm, a dangerous precedent.

Not that anyone cares about economics any more; it all seems political.

[kharms]

>this will only establish anti-competitive policies as an accepted norm

Wouldn't it have the opposite effect? Quebec subsidized a local industry and lost.

[stale2002]

How is it a loss for the free market?

Now Bombardier doesn't have to pay the ridiculous 300% tax. They are subject to less regulations and more free market.

[forapurpose]

The 300% tax still distorted the market by pushing Bombardier into a deal they otherwise might not have taken, into investing resources in a location (Alabama) that they might not otherwise have chosen, and by taking a competitor out of a marketplace with very high barriers to entry.

[danmaz74]

Looks like only final assembly will be moved to Alabama, and only for the jets destined to the US...