Welfare fraud of the corporate kind

When Republicans grouse about welfare, fraud is a common theme. Non-poor people getting food stamps that they then use for lobster, dead people collecting Social Security, and able-bodied folks collecting disability are all morally offensive phenomena. And while many folks probably overestimate the rate of such fraud, it exists, because these federal programs are all gigantic, and preventing all fraud is impossible.

The same is true for corporatewelfare, as well. Think about these programs: They give taxpayer money to businessmen who are able to fill out and sign the proper form. Of course bad businessmen are going to try to bilk it — and they often do.