Democrats have long embraced ‘oligarchs’ with corporate welfare schemes

Democrats have long embraced ‘oligarchs’ with corporate welfare schemes

Democrats have seized on the word “oligarchs” to describe some apparent influence mysterious people have over Republicans. The word, which most people probably can’t define, has a harshly negative connotation that makes it all the more sinister. But in reality, it is Democratic leaders in Washington, D.C., and state capitals across the country that have created a form of government in which the monied elites, also known as oligarchs, carry great…

Corporate Welfare Is Canada’s Most Expensive Addiction

L et’s take a quick look at the busy fall 2022 schedule of then federal industry minister François-Philippe Champagne. His department, which has had many names but is now called Innovation, Science and Economic Development, or ISED, has been a major player in the subsidies business since its creation. In mid-October, Champagne joined then prime minister Justin Trudeau in Sorel, Quebec, for a press conference with global mining giant Rio Tinto. …