Superhero Subsidies
Politicians eager to see their cities destroyed offer giveaways to filmmakers.
Politicians eager to see their cities destroyed offer giveaways to filmmakers.
The governor got to rub elbows with stars
The slide 'n' splash is the key to prosperity, for sure
But taxpayers will pick up the tab, whatever its size
Lawsuit also names for state economic development head
Public subsidies for stadiums are win-lose propositions: The teams win, and the taxpayers lose.
Broken windows as far as the eye can see
Why ever would a banjo-strummer go there on his or her own dime?
Longhair labor disputes are the inevitable product of an impossible business model.
Rhode Island Police still investigating possible violations of state law
After collapse of video game company, seeks $3.5 million for 20-room house
But blamed failure on Chinese competition
While US complains about China's subsidies, this is going on
America says they've stopped them. Europe says they haven't
Taxpayers are asked to indulge the already well-off
The subsidized program threatens to kill local companies
Our pork tastes so much better than their pork
Except for, of course, the many things the right wants to subsidize, like defense contracts
Glitches and resentment limit the program's reach
China's subsidies bad. America's subsidies good! Go America!
The president's party can't seem to distinguish between defending rights and soliciting subsidies.
Funding for transportation improvement included in agreement
Former IRS commissioner testifies about potential problems
This is what you call a public-private partnership
State would be better off creating a business-friendly environment than paying-off favored companies
Why invest in fiber-optic if the feds are going to subsidize the competition?
FCC looks at new taxes to pay for expanding broadband access for five percent of the population.
Subsidies, stimulus, regulations, protectionism, trade restrictions, government-bank collusion, zoning, bailouts and more do not equal a "free" market.
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's have generous friends in high places
"It's a whopper of an idea, trading good-paying jobs for cheaper hamburgers," is the defense.
Japanese automakers see big gains.
In Ohio, the libertarian 1851 Center for Constitutional Law joined liberal ProgressOhio in a lawsuit opposing the state government's policy of turning public money over to a private job-creation organization
The third richest professional sports team in the world will receive nearly $7 million in subsidies to train in Virginia.
Reason's science correspondent sends his second dispatch from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
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