Claims
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Extracted Claims (18452)
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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 output1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Corporate welfare creates at least five other types of damage1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Congress could provide every household with an annual tax cut of about $800 by ending corporate welfare1 sources5 months ago
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The Department of Energy spends about $9 billion annually on civilian energy research and subsidies. 0.500Simplified: Department of Energy spends about $9 billion annually on civilian energy research and subsidies1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Burdensome tax and regulatory policies helped push shipping-related industries offshore1 sources5 months ago
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This $500 million agency provides subsidies to the commercial shipping and shipbuilding industries. 0.500Simplified: Maritime Administration provides subsidies to commercial shipping and shipbuilding industries costing $500 million1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Export-Import Bank backed risky overseas ventures of Enron Corporation provided $243 million in loans to bogus Mexican companies including drug cartel...1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: If subsidies prop up failing companies it makes no sense because such companies probably have products consumers do not want1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Corporate welfare can also take form of regulations or barriers to trade that protect businesses from open competition1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Committee chairpersons often buy votes by including funds for projects in districts of committee members1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Members with safe seats often raise excess campaign money from special interest groups offer it to other members for support on bills1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: They can ensure members stand together in support of budget restraint which occurred in mid-1990s1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: President and congressional leaders can counter pro-spending biases by using party discipline1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Advanced Technology Program gives grants to companies for technology research costing more than $100 million annually1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: The two projects get approved even though each imposes net costs on society and benefits only a minority of voters1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Former Rep Joe Scarborough of Florida described logrolling that led to passage of bloated 2002 farm bill1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Market Access Program hands out about $200 million annually to help pay for marketing costs of certain farm products1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Dairy subsidies had support of members from Maine Pennsylvania and Vermont1 sources5 months ago
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Simplified: Logrolling continued for cotton wheat wool mohair and other products1 sources5 months ago