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017 Top Priority Podcast | Cronyism
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English - August 10, 2020 11:09 - 46 minutes - 52.8 MBPolitics News Business Non-Profit equal rights mutual benefit openness self-actualization Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Show: 017 Top Priority Podcast | Cronyism
Date Recorded: January 16, 2020
Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy
Guests: Michael Lambert, Policy Analyst of Corporate Welfare, Americans for Prosperity
Show Notes & Timestamps
What is Cronyism? In short, Cronyism is government picking winners and losers. min [2:14]Cronyism, as our Community understands it, includes three subsets: min [3:45]Financial handouts to include: subsidies, tax incentives, loan guarantees, and bailoutsRegulatory preference to include: monopolies, government mandates,Protectionism to include: tariffs and quotas**Additional Resource**
FREE copy of The Law by Frederic BastiatFREE copy of Animal Farm by George Orwell: “Some animals are more equal than others.”We reject the false choice of being pro-business or anti-business, “Instead [we] oppose when business lobbies government for special favors and rigs the system to protect their profits. This wastes resources, disrespects customers, and is unfair to taxpayers. At the same time, we celebrate principled entrepreneurship that creates real value for people, long term. That’s what we’re after” —Charles Koch—