Corporate Welfare
When government bestows privileges—monopoly status, subsidies, bailouts, loan guarantees, targeted tax breaks—on particular firms or industries, it does so at the expense of everyone else in the economy: taxpayers, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens. Mercatus research demonstrates how such government favoritism misdirects resources, impedes genuine economic progress, breeds corruption, and undermines the legitimacy of both the government and the private sector.
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
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- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Now Is the Time to Revisit the 50-Year Relationship Between the Ex-Im Bank and PEFCO
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- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
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