It’s time to wage war on corporate welfare
Sen. Rand Paul, who came to Congress by beating a K Street-backed Republican in the 2010 primary, sounds the same note. “Instead of just talking about welfare to poor people,” Paul told me Wednesday, “we oughta be talking about corporate welfare.”
Corporate welfare was the dog that didn’t bark in this year’s elections. “One of the things that got the Tea Party excited was opposition to the bank bailout,” Paul said. “That sort of became a nonissue for us because Gov. Romney supported the bank bailout.”
The current lame-duck session of Congress provides a few opportunities for House and Senate Republicans to stake out free-market, populist ground.
Sugar subsidies, bank bailouts and special tax credits for well-connected industries will be on the table between now and the end of the year. In every case, the limited-government position is also the anti-big business position.
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How about a small campaign on those who produce nothing yet are the first in line for a freebee?
hawkdriver on November 15, 2012 at 9:25 PM
It’s time to throw the wealthy who benefit from Big Government crony capitalism under the bus. It’s also time to throw the Cheap Labor Lobby under the bus as well.
Punchenko on November 15, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Keep Obama in prezadint, you know? He gave us a phone.
The Rogue Tomato on November 15, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Which group is more beneficial to a nation: the energetic or the idle?
OldEnglish on November 15, 2012 at 9:39 PM
How about government welfare?? If the various levels of government are going to act like drug addicts living high on easy money (taxpayer’s dollars extracted through intimidation), and lining their lifestyles and retirements, while bringing little more than idiocy and waste to the lives of people who fund them…then it’s time to wage war on government welfare.
Notice how they never talk about cutting off their money spigots?
Mimzey on November 15, 2012 at 9:39 PM
They’ll just pass costs onto the consumer. It’s a nothingburger. You think Exxon or P&G or whoever is just going to take the loss and not change their business practices?
Paul-Cincy on November 15, 2012 at 9:41 PM
Exactly.
This is why cutting off the government welfare is the most cost effective imo.
Its those D-bags who have run us 16+ TRILLION in the hole, but become personal millionaires in the process.
Mimzey on November 15, 2012 at 9:48 PM
Which group is more beneficial to a nation: the energetic or the idle?
OldEnglish on November 15, 2012 at 9:39 PM
the weepers who claim to care but won’t lift a finger.
see: Phillip reardon
tom daschle concerned on November 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM
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Start with George B. Kaiser, Øbama bundler, tax avoidance entrepreneur and Solyndra investor to get his just crony desserts.
ExpressoBold on November 15, 2012 at 9:56 PM
Hell yeah it’s time. It’s well past time. Let’s git ‘er done!
dczombie on November 15, 2012 at 10:28 PM
“Too big to fail.” Paying farmers not to grow food. Subsidizing the tobacco industry while suing it in court. The list is endless. But since politicians need campaign contributions, and lobbyists are always there with a buck, things will never change.
RoadRunner on November 15, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Time to let it all burn.
dczombie on November 15, 2012 at 11:37 PM