Archive for the ‘Subsidies Suck’ Category
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Republican Representative Scott Garrett of New Jersey is solid fiscal conservative and is opposing, along with Pennsylvania Democrat Patrick Murphy, ending corporate welfare subsidies to agricultural businesses.
“The "Scrap the MAP" legislation, announced by Patrick Murphy and Scott Garrett, would end the Market Access Program.
A bill in the U.S. ...
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Don Boudreaux of Café Hayek writes about Subsidies and presents this homey example of the costs of subsides. All are not equal in a subsidized government program.
“Imagine the Carpenter family. Headed by Mr. “Ruler” Carpenter, a determined patriarch. The Carpenters have four teenage sons: Abe, Bill, Carl, and Dave. Abe ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
Is stealing wrong if it is for a good cause? Taking care of his district means free money for his constituents. Fine bunch of people, our fellow citizens. And The Forgotten Taxpayer who has had his and her money taken without their consent. How do they feel?
Murtha's Defense Earmarks Draw ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Is this a precedent for the Philadephia Inquirer/Daily News or will Philadelphia Unions refuse to compromise?
The Liberal New York Times Company acts like any Wall Street businessman and threatens to shut down Globe unless unions agree to necessary pay cuts of $20 Million to make the Globe’s operations profitable. ...
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Costco, Starbucks Whole Foods are finding their voice. They are targets of Card Check and the Unions who will become their partners as they were partners of GM. Profits pay people and unprofitable business don’t employ anyone or produce anything. And Unions are not Free, every union is a monopoly ...
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