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Why corporations blackmail government–because they can

December 23, 2013 Arthur Lieber Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, Employment, Energy, Financial reform, Labor and unions, Politics, States Leave a comment

If Boeing wants to build the 777X jetliner in the state of Missouri, the state will have to shell out $1.7 trillion, and St.

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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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