EconomyNews
Favoritism and Cronyism Flourish in Mississippi
When a new megadeal with a corporation moving to Mississippi is announced, politicians hold a news conference, cut a cake, boast about the number of… Read More
EconomyNews
Study: Cronyism Increasingly Lucrative for Politicians and Businesses
Multibillion-dollar “economic development” deals are steadily shifting wealth from taxpayers to large corporations, state by state, according to a new study. Researchers from George Mason… Read More
Economy Commentary
Shine the Spotlight on the Left’s Corporate Cronyism Agenda
Though it was reported as news, the left’s 2014 blueprint isn’t novel – it is the same strategy they’ve employed with varying degrees of success… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Oops: The Export-Import Bank Is Actually Losing Taxpayer Money
Here’s what America is being told about the Export–Import Bank (Ex–Im), so beloved by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Look Who’s Defending Washington Cronyism
Supporters of one of Washington’s prime examples of cronyism, the Export-Import Bank, are rolling out the dollars and surveys to make the case that the… Read More
EconomyNews
Hensarling’s ‘Choice’: Success Should Depend on Hard Work, Not Friends in Washington
Until conservatives undo a system that grants favors to well-connected business interests, they will lack the “moral authority” to reform a social welfare state that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These Guys Use ‘Small Business’ to Get Their Way in Washington
Saying that something helps small businesses is a great way to gain public support for your cause. Except when it’s not true. Take, for example,… Read More
Sen. Mike Lee on Fighting for Equal Opportunity
“In this present crisis,” Ronald Reagan famously declared, “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” These words, though they inspired… Read More
Economy News
Congressman Calls Export-Import Bank ‘the Face of Cronyism’
What’s wrong with helping people in other countries buy American? Well, a lot if you’re loaning them U.S. taxpayer money to do it. As Congress… Read More
We Give Foreigners Taxpayer Money to Import Stuff from America. What?
Sen. Mike Lee will deliver a speech at The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday, April 30 at 12:30 ET to discuss how “conservative anti-cronyism reform is… Read More
