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Tag: Corporate welfare

The United States of corporate welfare

December 12, 2016 Bobbi Clemons Capitalism, Corporations, Taxes, Trump, Widgets Leave a comment

Another day, another corporation receiving massive tax breaks by the government. Most recently, it was $7 million from the Trump/Pence administration to Carrier (owned

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From welfare to riches to (corporate) welfare

February 25, 2014 Arthur Lieber Business, Financial reform, Media, Sports, States Leave a comment

It’s the classic story on ESPN about an athlete; how he or she goes from welfare to becoming a super athlete who is super-rich.

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Boeing’s corporate-extortion scheme, Missouri edition

December 11, 2013 Willy Kessler Business, Corporations, Economy, Government, Missouri region, Politics, States, Taxes Leave a comment

In an earlier post on the way that Missouri politicos are tripping over themselves to try to lure Boeing away from Washington, I noted that

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