Tag Archives : Ex-Im Bank
Ex-Im Bank Puts American Taxpayers in China’s Corner
This article appeared on Inside Sources.
read more...Ending the Export-Import Bank’s Corporate Welfare Should Be a Gimme for the GOP
If you’re not a lobbyist, cronyist, corporate fat cat, or other form of insider, the Ex-Im Bank is a lose-lose proposition.
read more...How Big Government Sabotages Poor People and Enriches Well-Connected Fat Cats
Advocates for the Export-Import Bank are resorting to lies to justify the corrupt institution.
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Debunking the Sloppy and Inaccurate Economic Argument for Export Subsidies
The Export-Import Bank is noxiously corrupt example of crony capitalism. It never should have been created. But that’s something we could say about most government programs. So the real question is how to reverse the damage. If we reform a big program such as Medicare, you can’t end it overnight. You have to deal with the reality that […]
read more...Great Moments in Government
You won’t know whether to laugh or cry after perusing these stories that will be added to our “great moments in government” collection. For instance, did you realize that American taxpayers were saddled with the responsibility to micro-manage agriculture in Afghanistan? You’re probably surprised the answer is yes. But I bet you’re not surprised that […]
read more...America Should Export a Belief in the Free Market, Not Cronyism
Numerous arguments have been made here in opposition to re-authorization of the Export-Import bank. But perhaps the most fundamental is that America ought to lead by example when it comes to belief in the free market. We should not be exporting support for cronyism to the world. Unsure about whether the Export-Import bank is an […]
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Time to End Export-Import Bank Cronyism
The Export-Import bank is a favorite of big business. It’s also been defended by some misguided free market folk. But it’s bad for jobs and, as this video from the newly launched Daily Signal shows, an exercise in cronyism. CF&P is part of a large coalition calling on Congress to let the Export-Import bank expire. […]
read more...Say It Ain’t So, Doug! Holtz-Eakin’s Misguided Defense of the Export-Import Bank
Former CBO Director and now American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin is a solid economist and champion of pro-growth tax policy. But no one is perfect, as illustrated in this case by his misguided defense of the Export-Import bank. Though acknowledging reforms are needed, he makes two arguments in defense of Ex-Im that I find […]
read more...Prosperity Update May 7, 2014
Big news in the fight against FATCA, consequences from the uncompetitive U.S. corporate tax code, and much more.
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CF&P Joins Call to Let Crony Export-Import Bank Expire
A coalition of 30 free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations is calling for the end of the export-import bank. CF&P joined the Americans for Prosperity-led coalition in signing a letter that explains how the Export-Import Bank distorts markets and harms Americans. Full text of the letter: Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of our groups […]
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