Big Business Loves Big Government: Cronyism in American Politics
Free Thoughts · Libertarianism.org
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Show Notes
Timothy P. Carney joins us this week for a discussion on how the complex system of lobbying and regulating and subsidizing works in Washington D.C. He points out that big government and big business often scratch each others’ backs at the expense of the taxpayer, gives several examples of this behavior, and explains how it benefits both parties.
Show Notes and Further Reading
Timothy P. Carney, The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (book)
Timothy P. Carney, Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses (book)
Gabriel Kolko, The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History, 1900-1916 (book)
New York Times, “Catfish Farmers, Seeking Regulation to Fight Foreign Competition, Face Higher Bills” (article)
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