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In article <01bd9572$f41e9fe0$38adcacc@default>,
  "Dick Winningstad" <lemans3@teleport.com> wrote:
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> Now I would agree that corporations probably come out better than poor
> people,

We both agree then.

> but I would also bet it is in the form of tax breaks rather than
> direct payments.

From the CATO institutes web page

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What Is Corporate Welfare?

...includes programs that provide direct grants to businesses, programs that
provide research and other services for industries, and programs that provide
subsidized loans or insurance to companies.

There are more than 100 such corporate subsidy programs in the federal budget
today, with annual expenditures of roughly $75 billion. Terminating those
programs could save taxpayers more than $400 billion over the next five years.



> If you like big government, you better like big business.

I happen to believe in democracy. Government can be democratic and as long as
the people control the reigns of government, it will generally work to the
public's favor. Large moneyed interests, on the other hand, may or may not
have the public's interest in mind, and are not democratic (they are
oligarchic.)



> If you look at the federal budget, you will see the vast majority of
> Federal payments goes to the middle class in the form of SS, Medicare,
> school loans, mortgage help, etc. This spending dwarfs defense, interest on
> the debt, and both corporate and poverty welfare spending. Why? Because the
> middle class is the biggest special interest group of all.
> If you really want to help the poor, start diverting middle class benefits
> to the poor. That is where the big money is. Of course good luck if you
> should try to do this.

Why divert middle class benefits at all? Why not just stop all corporate
welfare? You said your self that corporate welfare costs are more than that
for the poor. We could feed, house, and clothe our destitute and cut taxes at
the same time!

What a bargain!


Z

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