Cities and States Spend a Ton to Woo Big Companies. Is It Money Well Spent?
A new report says local governments doled out $9.3 billion to tech companies in recent years. These handouts may not produce jobs, but they play well with voters.
Subsidies
How Governments Fund Harmful High-Seas Fisheries
A recent study demonstrates how billions of dollars in government subsidies funds much of the reckless fishing that takes place in international waters.
Citing Harm to Workers, U.S. Airlines Pressure Tillerson on Foreign Airline Subsidization
The CEOs of Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United Airlines argue that the Persian Gulf states' subsidization practices are anti-competitive.
Why Is the Government Spending So Much to Subsidize Coastal Rebuilding?
In Ocean City, New Jersey, alone, Washington has dropped more than $40 million to restore beaches that will never be safe from the storms.
Clean Energy and the U.S. Handicap: One Man's Story
On-again, off-again federal support cripples emerging industries in the United States, America's pre-eminent wind energy pioneer believes.
Susbidies for Healthy Food Won't Solve Obesity
New research finds subsidizing healthy food is no answer to the obesity epidemic.