Subsidies

My recent article arguing that we should cut federal subsidies to Amtrak got some very interesting and useful feedback on social media with at least one reader making the point that the highways and the airways are also very heavily subsidized by governments at all levels.

Before we look at the easy-to-see benefits and conclude that subsidies are good for economic development, we need to make sure we’re counting all the costs.

The ongoing, rolling fact is – “green energy”…is neither green nor energy.

Subsidizing building in risky areas is poor policy, but I think that transparency makes direct subsidies a better option.

What do Democrats plan to do with the tariff economy they themselves helped create?

Despite President Trump’s efforts to shore up its fortunes, the future of coal mining and electric power generation in the United States remains tenuous at best.

Time for lawmakers to sack sports subsidies.

Sports team owners, and the elected officials who enable their graft, say using taxpayer money to pay for stadium construction is an investment in local economic growth.

We less-government-types want to see an end to as much government subsidy money and protectionism as possible.

Obamacare’s official legislative name was, of course, “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” Washington, D.C. is very good at naming things. DC remains very terrible at doing things.

The Obamacare death panel should be killed before it’s too late.

The late Supreme Court Chief Justice (amongst many other impressive gigs) John Marshall rightly noted “The power to tax – is the power to destroy.” The power to OverTax, of course – will destroy even more.

As subsidies continue to enrich the rich, it’s time to radically reform U.S. farm programs.