News Analysis: In “Capitalistic” America, The Largest Corporations Get ‘Capital’ Welfare from Federal, State, and Local Governments. As the Corporations have to impress their Shareholders, with every increased earnings, when possible, they eat from the Government Trough (by getting numerous Subsidies and Grants); very Chic.
American Taxpayers are told of the numerous benefits to their locales with jobs; this may be true. However, a Aircraft Manufacturer receiving approximately $20 Million Dollars per Airplane is better. The fact that the estimated $110 Billion Dollars are going to a few of America’s Biggest Corporations allows some of them to receive more ‘Public Welfare’ than actual earnings. Shareholders gain more from the Government Donations than do the Taxpayers who pay the bills.
Government Largess to Large Corporations insures that “They Are Too Big To Fail”; this is not exactly ‘Capitalism’, many people say. “Real” Capitalism allows a Business to Succeed or the Business to Fail; Economic Survival of the Fittest.
Politicians, who are acting as Feudatories of the Largest Corporations, although Swearing Allegiance to their Federal, State. or Local Governments, all the while serve their Real Masters: America’s Largest Corporations. The Corporations will not fail since “The Fix Is Already In”.
The “Patriotic” Politicians personally want some ‘Table Scraps” (now or later) from their “Lords”.
Reality.
Reference: http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/corporate-welfaresubsidiesboeingalcoa.html