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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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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
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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2 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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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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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
They can ensure that members stand together in support of budget restraint, which occurred for a few years in the mid-1990s. 0.500

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Simplified: They can ensure members stand together in support of budget restraint which occurred in mid-1990s

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2 months ago
Members with safe seats often raise excess campaign money from special interest groups, which they then offer to other members in return for their support on bills. 0.500

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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 bills

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2 months ago
Also, committee chairpersons often buy votes in support of fiscally irresponsible bills by including funds for projects in the districts of committee members. 0.500

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Simplified: Committee chairpersons often buy votes by including funds for projects in districts of committee members

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2 months ago
The longer the time members spend on Capitol Hill, the more they lose sight of the fact that every dollar they spend is a dollar confiscating from hard-working taxpayers who have a right to their earn... 0.500

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Simplified: Longer members spend on Capitol Hill more they lose sight of fact that every dollar they spend is confiscating from taxpayers

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2 months ago
Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses, such as aid to farmers, or it can be indirect business support, such as when the government performs research for particular industries. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare can be direct cash payments to businesses or indirect business support

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Corporate welfare can also take the form of regulations or barriers to trade that protect businesses from open competition. 0.500

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Simplified: Corporate welfare can also take form of regulations or barriers to trade that protect businesses from open competition

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2 months ago
If subsidies prop up companies that are failing, it makes no sense because such companies probably have products that consumers don't want. 0.500

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Simplified: If subsidies prop up failing companies it makes no sense because such companies probably have products consumers do not want

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2 months ago
This program hands out about $200 million annually to help pay for the marketing costs of certain farm products. 0.500

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Simplified: Market Access Program hands out about $200 million annually to help pay for marketing costs of certain farm products

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2 months ago
Some of the recipients include the Brewers Association, the Pet Food Institute, Sunkist Growers, Welch's Food, and the Wine Institute. 0.500

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Simplified: Recipients include Brewers Association Pet Food Institute Sunkist Growers Welch's Food and Wine Institute

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2 months ago
This agency helps finance the foreign purchase of U.S. goods, and it has been involved in numerous scandals. 0.500

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Simplified: Export-Import Bank helps finance foreign purchase of U S goods has been involved in numerous scandals

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2 months ago
Amtrak should be privatized so that it can drop unprofitable routes and make users bear the full costs of the service. 0.500

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Simplified: Amtrak should be privatized so it can drop unprofitable routes and make users bear full costs of service

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2 months ago
The passenger rail agency receives more than $1 billion annually in subsidies. 0.500

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Simplified: Amtrak receives more than $1 billion annually in subsidies

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2 months ago
U.S. taxpayers fund the purchases of weapons by foreign governments through this program, which costs more than $4 billion annually. 0.500

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Simplified: U S taxpayers fund purchases of weapons by foreign governments through Foreign Military Financing program costing more than $4 billion annually

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2 months ago
For example, it backed the risky overseas ventures of Enron Corporation and it providing $243 million in loans to bogus Mexican companies, including drug cartels. 0.500

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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...

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2 months ago