GOP joins Obama in embracing crony capitalism

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Here’s the state of Republican economic policy today: A $35 billion federal loan-guarantee program for wind and solar companies is scandalous “crony capitalism” that must be shut down and investigated.

But a $100 billion federal loan guarantee program mostly benefiting Boeing and Caterpillar should be expanded by 40 percent.

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