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Showing posts with label lobbyist. Show all posts
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John Stossel - Government Plays Favorites
People say government must "help the little guy, promote equality, level the playing field." People often go into government to do that. But even when people mean well, it's natural for them to help out their cronies. David Stockman, who ran the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, was criticized for saying the ... MOREJohn Stossel: Imperial Washington
Where public servants go to become masters. The Senate did something this past weekend it hasn't done in four years: passed a budget. The law requires the Senate to pass a budget, but Congress often ignores its own laws. For most of Barack Obama's presidency, a series of continuing resolutions kept the money — your money ... MORELet Consumers Make Their Own Choices On Sugary Drinks
by Baylen Linnekin. Earlier this week the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a group that regularly pushes for increased food regulations and considers soda to be “a slow-acting but ruthlessly efficient bioweapon,” announced it would be launching “a major action regarding the regulation of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.” ... MOREYael Ossowski: How Walt Disney Cashes In On Welfare
Why are taxpayers picking up the tab for Mickey Mouse? Since his first appearance in the 1928 animated short
Steamboat Willy, there has been no greater American
ambassador than Mickey Mouse, the cartoon character who sparked the
launch of the media empire of the Walt Disney Co. Generations of children and adults worldwide have grown ... MORE
Wall Street Journal: Crony Capitalist Blowout
A tax increase for everyone but the favored few. In praising Congress's huge new tax increase, President Obama said Tuesday that "millionaires and billionaires" will finally "pay their fair share." That is, unless you are a Nascar track owner, a wind-energy company or the owners of StarKist Tuna, among many others who managed to ... MOREA Government Of Unions, By Unions And For Unions
by Matt Patterson. In 2009, the U.S. government bailed out the auto industry, ostensibly to save the livelihoods of thousands of Americans who work for automakers and their supporting companies. Sounds nice, except that this federal largesse was not distributed equally. In fact, some employees who were also members of the powerful, politically ... MOREAnimal Rights Legislation Would Make Eggs A Luxury Food
Government regulators could price you out of breakfast. One day soon, America could wake up to a dozen eggs costing $8 or more. And unless you are involved in some aspect of farming or agriculture, you would never know that egg prices are about to skyrocket or the reason why. With food prices already increasing due to high grain and fuel costs ... MORE
The 10 Most Powerful Lobbies Behind Higher Education
from the staff writers at Online Colleges. Corporations and big businesses often get the worst of the backlash against political lobbying, but it’s important not to forget that colleges are businesses, too, and they engage in lobbying as well, sometimes in a very questionable manner. Over the past few decades, the strength ... MORETerrence Scanlon: Picking Seniors' Pockets
AARP doesn't care about elderly members. I’m going to come right out and say it: AARP is about money and power. That’s all it’s interested in. Formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, the nation’s largest seniors group hasn’t cared about its elderly members’ well-being for eons. It’s been too busy building a financial empire. ... MORECrony Capitalism & The Expansive Central State
by Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds. Crony capitalism arises when an expansive Central State dominates the economy.The Central State can then protect crony-capitalist perquisites, cartels, quasi-monopolies and financialization skimming operations of the sort which now dominate the U.S. economy's primary profit centers. If we step back, the larger ... MOREJohn Carney: Regulatory Capture - Federal Reserve Edition
Regulations are written by special interests. Simon Johnson calculates that Fed board members have met with opponents of financial reform—mostly, bankers—about 10 times more than they have met with advocates. It’s actually quite stunning just how many times representatives of big banks have met with Fed officials on the Volcker Rule. Just on the ... MORE
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