Corporate Welfare

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Columnists

‘Populist’ Obama pushes corporatist policies

January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Washington creates corporate welfare programs that hand taxpayer money to companies for things like exporting, building windmills or hiring people. Corporations love this free cash, and they lobby to preserve it. Then Washington places conditions on this cash, thus helping steer corporations to do what politicians want them to do. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

You should like corporate welfare if you like government controlling industries

Timothy P. Carney -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

The insurance broker for Hartford, Conn., has failed to pay back a loan from the state. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

State corporate welfare agencies foster cronyism

Timothy P. Carney -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Corporate profits have soared since 2001 and banks have continued to grow faster than the economy, but the working man isn't faring any better. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Business

Flashback Column: Timothy P. Carney on reform and the rigged game

Timothy P. Carney -

January 1, 2014 5:00 am

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, speaks with ESPN Executive Vice President of Administration Ed Durso after a ground-breaking for a new building on the ESPN campus in Bristol, Conn. on Aug. 2, 2011. ESPN receives hundreds of millions of dollars in state incentives from Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Beltway Confidential

ESPN and Connecticut shake each other down

Joel Gehrke -

December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Corporate welfare should be the first spending on the chopping block. Corporate welfare costs taxpayers nearly $100 billion a year, according to a study by the Cato Institute.

Columnists

In budget fight, GOP should target corporate welfare

Timothy P. Carney -

October 22, 2013 4:00 am

House Republicans leave the House side of the Capitol Building after dark, after voting on the rule of the continuing resolution on Monday. Republicans have a handful of options they can request that are attainable, good policy and potential political winners. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

The smart Republican ask: Kill a corporate welfare program

Timothy P. Carney -

October 3, 2013 4:00 am

Energy and Environment

A new, consensus approach to sugar subsidy reform

Op-Ed Contributor -

September 29, 2013 12:00 am

State watchdogs: Iowa pays companies $50,000 and more in incentives per new job

Sheena Dooley -

July 18, 2013 4:00 am

Helping McDonalds by depressing wages would be a point against such programs, but it may not outweigh the positives. (AP/CX Matiash)

Beltway Confidential

The safety net as corporate welfare

Timothy P. Carney -

July 17, 2013 4:00 am

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Tag: Corporate Welfare

‘Populist’ Obama pushes corporatist policies

You should like corporate welfare if you like government controlling industries

State corporate welfare agencies foster cronyism

Flashback Column: Timothy P. Carney on reform and the rigged game

ESPN and Connecticut shake each other down

In budget fight, GOP should target corporate welfare

The smart Republican ask: Kill a corporate welfare program

A new, consensus approach to sugar subsidy reform

State watchdogs: Iowa pays companies $50,000 and more in incentives per new job

The safety net as corporate welfare

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