What can we do to eliminate corporate welfare?

Question

On this we seem to agree, right? Every time righties denounce regular welfare, lefties say "oh but what about corporate welfare" - - - so, lefties can you please chime in first that I'm correct to assume you do oppose corporate welfare (rather than simply use it to justify individual welfare), and then, everyone - HOW CAN WE STOP IT?

Corporate welfare is even worse - it interferes with the consumers' governance of the market, with their ultimate direction of the allocation of resources (i.e., when you buy Chinese-made items at Wal-Mart, and I'm not saying you should or shouldn't since it's your money, but you're the ones who cause the job-losses at the US-based plant that produces the same items at higher cost).

And the "well it creates jobs" argument doesn't hold water - it doesn't create jobs - government doesn't create wealth. It's my broken window analogy - well, that's not mine, it's every economics professor's since Smith's....

Answer 1

You know you should run for president!

Answer 2

it needs to be limited but ending it would cause some problems. Interstate commerce depends on some governement subsidies. (ironically I learned this from a raging liberal on capital hill) I dont remember the exact places but Im going to use literary discresion. The largest milk processing plant is in the northeastern area. Im thinking Penn. This plant can take care up to areas up to kansas at a resonable shipping cost but going to a point farther such as nevada would increase cost to the consumer. There is a small milk processing plant in colorado but it cant compete to the east and cant grow big enough to produce for the far west. if the small plant goes under you have now created a monopoly that has to deliver over their cost effectivness which raises costs for them and the fact that now the larger plant has no competition the market fails and prices over the country rises. The senator did a better job of explaining this but it makes since to me.

Answer 3

Ban and make illegal campaign contributions AND Ban lobbyist.

The reason for corporate welfare is favors going out for campaign donations which are basically bribes and payoffs.

Ban these. Force Government officials to live off their SALARY'S ONLY and they would care less about corporations.

That's the only way otherwise money comes in favors go out and the people lose.

If restaurant inspectors got a 'donation" from the restaurant that they are inspecting that would be illegal and considered a bribe or a payoff.

There is no difference when a corporation donates large sums of money to a candidate. It's unspoken that it is a bribe and a payoff but that's exactly what it is and therefore should be illegal.

Answer 4

make it illegal?

perhaps any non-emergency government contract should be forced to go through a bid process.

imminent-domain laws need to be looked at as well.

it all starts with the elected official and their friends. perhaps some campaign finance reform is needed too.

LoveMuffins::::: of course it's money. it will always be money. that's the way our society works, why are you suprised it works that way in politics too? the issue isn't money, it's where the money comes from and what it buys you in washington.