What Do U.S. Companies That Do The Bidding Of Communist China Owe To America?
The Hong Kong protesters are fighting for liberty, but major U.S. firms are siding with China’s authoritarian regime. That’s not okay.
Trump Is Shamelessly Bribing Farmers With Cash Handouts
The political goal of handouts is another example of how Trump thinks he can throw around billions of dollars, seized by the government through taxes, to get whatever he wants.
AOC Is Right: Amazon’s Jobs Aren’t Worth $3 Billion In Corporate Welfare
Deals like the one struck between Amazon and New York showcase a national policy disease that rides the paychecks of individuals and small businesses across the country.
Amazon HQ Will Cost New Yorkers $61,000 Per Employee Thanks To Democrats’ Corporate Cronyism
Tax dollars that could have been used to upgrade our subway, add classroom space, or provide property tax relief are subsidizing one of the richest companies on earth.
Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Right To Be Angry About Amazon’s New HQ
The democratic-socialist from the Bronx is right. Amazon shouldn’t get billions in tax incentives.
The White House Plans To Bail Out Obamacare And Fund Abortion Coverage
The budget proposal means the Trump administration is now actively working to codify not one but two Obamacare bailouts that a Republican Congress denied to the Obama administration.
Check Out Paul Ryan’s Secret, Illegal Plan To Bail Out Obamacare
House leaders have concocted a plan that would use a budget gimmick that arguably violates the law to bail out Obamacare and provide taxpayer funding to plans that cover abortion.
Nobody Has Seen The Obamacare ‘Stability Deal,’ Probably Because It’ll Make Voters Postal
Senators Susan Collins and Lamar Alexander are apparently engaging in a bidding war over how many billions of taxpayer dollars to spend on corporate welfare to insurance companies.
Trading Tax Breaks For Amazon’s New HQ Is Just Another Form Of Corporate Welfare
Amazon’s ability to secure special incentives provides a useful case study in how corporations hurt people in the name of ‘job creation.’
Don’t Let Congress Make You Beg Your Eye Doctor For Contact Lenses
If passed, a bill in Congress would once again allow optometrists and contact lenses makers to hike prices and control patients’ choices.
Trump Administration Continues Obamacare’s Illegal Corporate Welfare
Did a Republican president who pledged to repeal Obamacare get elected to office in November—or not?
How Will Senate Health Bill Lower Insurance Premiums? Corporate Welfare
Throwing taxpayer money at skyrocketing premiums won’t solve the problem, and will instead just create another entitlement that health insurers will want to make permanent.
Donald Trump Has 47.5 Million Bad Reasons To Support Obamacare Bailouts
Donald Trump’s son-in-law holds a controlling interest in a company whose primary business is selling Obamacare policies.
You Shouldn’t Have To Pay For Peanuts If You Don’t Want To Eat Them
Americans will collectively spend an estimated $2 billion on peanuts this year before even breaking open a shell.
Poor Ohioans’ Tax Dollars Fund Rich People’s TV Shows
Every independent study of film tax credits has found they do not create lasting economic development nor come anywhere close to paying for themselves.
Special Favors For Connected Businesses Don’t Benefit Taxpayers
The Hemlock and Solyndra debacles are but two examples of government making ill-advised investments in a fledgling industry with taxpayer money. The list goes on for miles.
Calculating the Real Cost of Corporate Welfare
Cronyism is a real and important problem for American families. But how we evaluate the cost also matters.