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Taxpayer Subsidies

Should Big Oil Receive Taxpayer Subsidies?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.15.2013 | Green
Read More: Taxpayer Subsidies, Big Oil, Corry Westbrook, Big-Oil, Jessica Ennis, Big Oil Subsidies, Big Oil Profits, Environmental Standards, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Shell comes in at number two ($470 billion), BP is number four ($386.4 billion), and Chevron squeezes into the top ten at number seven ($253.7 billion). Do taxpayers realize that their dollars are going into the pockets of these companies?

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Two-Party Distorted Economic Dialogue & The Need for Open Presidential Debates

Michele Swenson | Posted 11.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Jack Rasmus, Taxpayer Subsidies, Upward Wealth Redistribution, President Obama, SLC Olympics, Cutting Medicare Medicaid & Social Security, Mitt Romney, Deficit Spending, Entitlement, $4 Trillion Income Shift, Presidential Debate Commission, Austerity, Budget Cuts, Joseph Stiglitz, Bank Bailouts, False Deficit Narrative, Wealth Inequity, Paul Ryan, Third-Party Candidates, Rent-Seeking, Politics News
Michele Swenson

The central unspoken issue in 2012 remains the continued 30-year wealth shift upward, exacerbated by Washington's false deficit narrative and calls for austerity that actually expand wealth inequity.

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Lucia Graves

Sanders, Ellison Unveil Legislation To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Taxpayer Subsidies, Oil and Gas Subsidies, May Boeve, 350.Org, Friends of the Earth, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Oil, Keith Ellison, Bernie Sanders, Natural Gas, Rep. Keith Ellison, Bill Mckibben, Coal, Senator Bernie Sanders, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Progressive lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) teamed up on Thursday to introduce legislation design...

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GOP Rep. Who Suggested Elections Drive Solyndra Investigation Continues Charge

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012 | Green
Read More: Taxpayer Subsidies, Jim Jordan, Video, 2012 Elections, Election Day, Elections 2012, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Green Energy, Solyndra, DOE Loan Program, Rep. Jim Jordan, Department of Energy Loan Program, Green News

Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who recently appeared to admit that Republicans' ongoing probes of the Department of Energy's loan program are la...

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George W. Bush's Shocking Requests

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: George Bush, Taxes, Taxpayer Subsidies, Bill Clinton, Video, George Bush Taxes, General Services Administration, Gsa, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, George Bush Senior, Jimmy Carter, Taxpayers, George Bush Phone Bill, Politics News

George W. Bush is slated to receive $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars for fiscal year 2013, including $85,000 in phone costs and $26,000 in printing co...

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How to Fill Yankee Stadium's Pricey Empty Seats

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: New York Yankees, Expensive Tickets, Economy, Yankee Stadium, Mom and Pop, Going Green, Studio Apartments, Taxpayers, D-Day, Normandy Invasion, Traffic, Swimming, Grounds Crew, Manhattan, Average Fan, Yankees, Old Yankee Stadium, Ymca, The Village People, Bronx Bombers, Blogging, Taxpayer Subsidies, Infield Dirt, Hits, Recession, Boot Camp, New Yankee Stadium, Luxury Condos, Web, Hot Dogs, Mustard, Internet, Wiretapping, Environment, Omaha Beach, Joe DiMaggio, Internets, Sports, Steinbrenners, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Given that the team's super-rich owners used taxpayer subsidies to help finance their gilded ballpark, it serves them right that they're losing some revenue.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: New York Yankees, Frank Robinson, Marie Antoinette, Yankee Stadium, Sitting Bull, Native Americans, Elston Howard, The Sultan of Swat, Triple Crown, Working Class, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Aig, Georgia on My Mind, Let Them Eat Cake, Unemployment, Mickey Mantle, Interlocking NY, Yankees, Pinstripes, Tomahawk Chop, Reggie Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Souvenir Cups, Taxpayer Subsidies, New York Mets, American League, Luxury Boxes, Ipod, Joe Six-Pack, Baltimore Orioles, The Iron Horse, Beer, Fannie Mae, Alex Rodriguez, Home Runs, Monument Park, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Mac, Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Joltin' Joe, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Mr. October, The Yankee Clipper, The House That Ruth Built, George Steinbrenner, Ray Charles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, Sports, Comedy News
Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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