The regulation-subsidy vicious circle

Published June 22, 2009 4:00am ET



If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it.” That quotation, attributed to Ronald Reagan, has proven poignant in the new age of bailouts and Obama.

A recent instance: fuel economy subsidies.

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