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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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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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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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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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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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Earmarking is on the rise again. 0.500

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Simplified: Earmarking is on the rise again

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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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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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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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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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Former Rep. Joe Scarborough of Florida has described the logrolling that led to the passage of the bloated 2002 farm bill. 0.500

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Simplified: Former Rep Joe Scarborough of Florida described logrolling that led to passage of bloated 2002 farm bill

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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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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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The logrolling continued for cotton, wheat, wool, mohair, and other products. 0.500

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Simplified: Logrolling continued for cotton wheat wool mohair and other products

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Dairy subsidies had the support of members from Maine, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. 0.500

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Simplified: Dairy subsidies had support of members from Maine Pennsylvania and Vermont

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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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That is, they logroll. 0.500

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Simplified: They logroll

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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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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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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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