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It makes no sense for taxpayers to foot the bill for private gains. 0.950

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Simplified: Taxpayers should not foot the bill for private gains

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8 months ago
Reform will only come when voters start throwing the most fiscally irresponsible members out of office. 0.900

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Simplified: Reform will only come when voters start throwing fiscally irresponsible members out of office

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8 months ago
The CFDA was first published in 1965 and listed 263 programs. 1.000

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Simplified: CFDA was first published in 1965 and listed 263 programs

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8 months ago
Most subsidy programs that existed in 1970 were created in the 1960s. 0.900

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Simplified: Most subsidy programs that existed in 1970 were created in the 1960s

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8 months ago
The irony is that burdensome tax and regulatory policies helped push shipping-related industries offshore in the first place. 0.500

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Simplified: Burdensome tax and regulatory policies helped push shipping-related industries offshore

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8 months ago
Federal energy research has a poor track record, and there is no reason why the energy industry shouldn't fund its own research, as other industries do. 0.500

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Simplified: Federal energy research has poor track record energy industry should fund its own research as other industries do

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8 months ago
Nobody knows where the economy is headed in the future, especially not politicians in Washington. 0.500

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Simplified: Nobody knows where the economy is headed in the future especially not politicians in Washington

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8 months ago
The more than 1,800 federal subsidy programs mentioned above present a wealth of earmarking opportunities for legislators. 0.500

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Simplified: More than 1800 federal subsidy programs present a wealth of earmarking opportunities for legislators

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8 months ago
Congress could provide every household in the nation with an annual tax cut of about $800 by ending corporate welfare. 0.500

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Simplified: Congress could provide every household with an annual tax cut of about $800 by ending corporate welfare

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8 months ago
Federal import quotas on sugar push up U.S. sugar prices and hurt U.S. candy manufacturers. 0.500

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Simplified: Federal import quotas on sugar push up U.S. sugar prices and hurt U.S. candy manufacturers

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8 months ago
When the government starts choosing industries and technologies to subsidize, it will likely bet on the wrong horses at taxpayer expense. 0.500

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Simplified: When government starts choosing industries and technologies to subsidize it will likely bet on the wrong horses at taxpayer expense

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8 months ago
Businesses and venture capital firms make many investments that turn sour as well, but their losses are private and not foisted involuntarily on other people. 0.500

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Simplified: Businesses and venture capital firms make many investments that turn sour but their losses are private and not foisted involuntarily on other people

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8 months ago
This $500 million agency provides subsidies to the commercial shipping and shipbuilding industries. 0.500

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Simplified: Maritime Administration provides subsidies to commercial shipping and shipbuilding industries costing $500 million

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8 months ago
The Department of Energy spends about $9 billion annually on civilian energy research and subsidies. 0.500

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Simplified: Department of Energy spends about $9 billion annually on civilian energy research and subsidies

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8 months ago
Corporate welfare creates at least five other types of damage. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare creates at least five other types of damage

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8 months ago
That distortion causes resources to flow from higher-valued to lower-valued uses in the economy, which reduces the nation's output. 0.500

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Simplified: Distortion causes resources to flow from higher-valued to lower-valued uses in the economy which reduces the nation's output

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8 months ago
Many federal programs duplicate activities that are routinely provided in private markets, such as insurance, loans, and marketing. 0.500

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Simplified: Many federal programs duplicate activities routinely provided in private markets such as insurance loans and marketing

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8 months ago
The federal government requires ethanol to be used in fuels, provides a tax credit for ethanol producers, and imposes a tariff on ethanol imports. 0.500

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Simplified: Federal government requires ethanol to be used in fuels provides a tax credit for ethanol producers and imposes a tariff on ethanol imports

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8 months ago
Ethanol production has soared, which has harmed consumers because food prices have risen as farmland has been converted to ethanol production. 0.500

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Simplified: Ethanol production has soared which has harmed consumers because food prices have risen as farmland has been converted to ethanol production

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8 months ago
The problem was starkly illustrated by the Ron Brown scandals of the 1990s. 0.500

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Simplified: Problem was starkly illustrated by the Ron Brown scandals of the 1990s

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8 months ago