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Industries should fund their own research. 0.950

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Simplified: Industries should fund their own research

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2 months ago
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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2 months ago
Voters need to research subsidies using Internet tools, such as www.usaspending.gov, and complain to their members of Congress about the waste. 0.950

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Simplified: Voters need to research subsidies using Internet tools and complain to Congress members about waste

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

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Politics , Finance

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

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

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Finance , Historical

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

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2 months ago
After 2005, various earmark scandals erupted and Congress switched to Democratic control, which slowed the pace of earmarking for a while. 0.500

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Simplified: After 2005 various earmark scandals erupted and Congress switched to Democratic control which slowed the pace of earmarking for a while

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2 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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2 months ago
Many of those projects turned out to be duds, and the company might not have pursued them if it had not received federal aid. 0.500

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Simplified: Many of those projects turned out to be duds and the company might not have pursued them if it had not received federal aid

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2 months ago
Brown was head of the Democratic National Committee when President Clinton named him Secretary of Commerce in 1993. 0.500

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Simplified: Brown was head of the Democratic National Committee when President Clinton named him Secretary of Commerce in 1993

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2 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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2 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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2 months ago
Corporate welfare draws talented people into wasteful subsidy activities, and away from more productive market-based pursuits. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare draws talented people into wasteful subsidy activities and away from more productive market-based pursuits

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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 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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2 months ago
Earmarking is on the rise again. 0.500

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Simplified: Earmarking is on the rise again

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2 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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2 months ago