Free The Economy

Subsidies for Billionaires with David McGarry

Competitive Enterprise Institute Episode 137

This week we cover White House intervention in corporate ownership, the nation’s falling economic freedom ranking, and welcome new reforms to the Endangered Species Act. Our interview this week is with David McGarry, Research Director at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. We’ll talk about stadium subsidies, special interests, labor union favoritism, municipal zoning, and who should have to pay for infrastructure projects in big cities.

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