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Are Handouts Really Charitable?

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 3 Feb 23

One of the big controversial issues, and that has been for some time, is whether or not government handouts are more helpful or harmful. In America, this is a debate between conservatives and liberals. Those who are fiscally...

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For all you NFL fans

Daniel @RhoShambo (79) 19 Jan 17

The NFL is a tax-exempt corporation. The corporate stakeholders (32 owners) make money by producing a group of false idols that play a game. The NFL makes money off of businesses, the government and the taxpayers through many...

military tributes

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Government Subsidies

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Mar 12

[i]Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address that he expected Congress to consider in the next few weeks ending $4 billion in tax subsidies, a move he has failed to persuade lawmakers to make during his...

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Subsidies for the Oil Companies

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 12 May 11

Congress is holding hearings on Subsidies for Big Oil. First the politicians do not understand the difference between subsidy and tax deductions. A subsidy is a direct payment from the government or other group. A tax deduction is...

alternative energy

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Salt in an Open Wound...

hofferp @hofferp (4734) • United States 13 May 10

I just read the following article and listened to the video at...

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An easy way to help the poor around the world and save money in America:

K46620 @K46620 (1986) • United States 5 Mar 10

An easy way to help the poor around the world and save money in America: The price of American foods has gotten so low it has put individual farmers worldwide out of work, leading to starvation and malnourishment....

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A Free Market Economy....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 24 Nov 08

Urbandekay and I have gotten ourselves into a pretty interesting and fun discussion about the US and our Free Market Economy. He says that the US doesn't have a Free Market economy because there is government intervention such...

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The government is getting into the car business:

newtondak @newtondak (3946) • United States 12 Nov 08

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,451064,00.html As if we don't have enough involvement in various business sectors, now we're going into the auto manufacturing business. People complain about all the subsidies that are...

auto manufacturers

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What do you think of the 2008 Farm Bill?

newtondak @newtondak (3946) • United States 22 May 08

There's still an awful lot of aid going to foreign countries that I think could be used as much here in the states. I also don't think we need to give tax breaks to race horse owners!

Would you support Government subsidies to large scale Farmers In The West?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 22 Apr 07

We are aware that large scale farmers in America and the European Union enjoy Capital subsidies from their governments while in the rest of the world farmers use their own resources to produce and yet they take their products to...

Do you think Globalization has helped the World in general?

harshadod @harshadod (858) • India 25 Nov 06

Are the maximum beneficiaries of Globalization the developed countries? Farm subsidies and movement of people a hindrance to globalization. Have you been affected by globalization. My father in Textiles had to take early...

Farm Subsidies: Good or Bad?

thoughtprocess @thoughtprocess (2209) • United States 29 Aug 06

Should the government give money to keep farms in business? Does that make sense when large companies get subsidies...