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AFP Challenges Congress to End the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy […]
AFP Challenges Congress to End the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy […]
AFP Challenges Congress to End the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” Americans for Prosperity today will deliver each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the Economy […]
AFP challenges Congress to end the “Corporate Welfare Horror Show” This week, Americans for Prosperity delivered each member of Congress with a Halloween treat, a horror movie poster urging them to oppose the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and the renewal of the so-called “tax extenders.” As part of the multimillion-dollar effort to Unrig the […]
Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman | The Hill Recent reports that an agricultural company owned by our governor’s family received the maximum $125,000 in trade-war bailout money from the federal government have raised some eyebrows. But the real issue is not about farmers, it’s about a government $22 trillion in debt handing out six-figure checks as […]
The National Basketball Association’s Opening Night is tonight. Fans across the country can look forward to a season filled with exciting matchups in which their favorite teams compete for glory. But long before the start of the new season, some politicians have already been committing fouls — on taxpayers. American sports teams are no strangers to the largesse of taxpayer […]
Tax extenders are “temporary” tax breaks for well-connected companies and industries. Of course, there is nothing temporary about them: Year after year, these political favors are expected to be renewed by lawmakers, rendering them less a measure for emergency situations than a permanent fixture of the tax code. Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program, as Milton Friedman once […]
Tax extenders are “temporary” subsidies — most often in the form of tax breaks — provided to a specific company or industry by Congress. Nevertheless, they’re usually not temporary at all. Though tax extenders are meant to last only a short while, they are instead extended year after year by Congress. Make no mistake: Tax extenders are […]
Days ago, Congress had the chance to let the Export-Import Bank’s authorization expire and put an end the corrupt government agency. Unfortunately, lawmakers instead extended the Bank’s authorization through the end of November. But Congress should keep one thing in mind, as November nears: America doesn’t need the Export-Import Bank. There are many problems with […]
