Mark Milke notes that corporate welfare and business subsidies are under-reported by news outlets - particularly, by those news outlets which have reported on the Occupy movement.
Here is a useful conclusion drawn from the media numbers: If reporters and editors want to investigate actual examples of crony capitalism/corporate welfare, then handouts and loans to politically-connected businesses offer a huge and under-reported target.
Economics Professor Chris Coyne talks about OWS, capitalism, and cronyism:
Ashby Foote writes an article in the Clarion-Ledger addressing how the “Too big to fail” idea, supported by cronies, is being taken on by both the Occupy movement and the Tea party.
Larry Redd sent in an opinion letter to the Coloradoan explaining that the Occupy movement is all about fighting against cronyism, and he gives several specific examples.
Lorrie Goldstein writes an opinion piece in the Toronto Sun about how Wall Street has practiced cronyism and undermined free markets.
Dr. Milton R. Wolf writes an opinion piece in the The Washington Times issuing a challenge to Occupy Wall Street to join the Tea Party in addressing cronyism.
Member of Occupy Memphis and the local Tea Party met to discuss different issues, and one issue they agreed on was their opposition to cronyism.
Read the entire article here.
Arthur Brooks writes an opinion piece in the WSJ about the occupiers, and cronyism.
Read the entire article here.
