taxpayer money
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2020 by Bill Ackman · across every show →
Everything said about taxpayer money, oldest first
Apr 28, 2020 negative
Ackman: Taxpayer money shouldn't save structurally declining businesses
“It makes sense to take taxpayer money and try to save a otherwise dying business. So think about businesses that are in structural decline. This would, you know, likely put them out of business. But I wouldn't spend any of taxpayer resources on them.”
Dec 27, 2025 negative
Poilievre: Taxpayer subsidies to foreign multinationals never produce promised jobs
“Giving money, taxpayer money, to foreign multinationals never ends up producing the promised jobs. They find a way to lawyer and lobby the money into their pockets with few conditions, and as soon as they get the cash, they dash.”