Competing for Private Enterprise with Public Dollars

Hosted by Warren Olney Dec. 06, 2012 National

Tax breaks and government subsidies are beloved by politicians to help cities, counties and states increase jobs and grow their economies.

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Jim DeMint To Leave Senate to Run Heritage Foundation

The US Senate was stunned today by the sudden resignation of Republican Jim DeMint, an arch conservative from South Carolina with four more years left on hit term.

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NASA Takes to the Internet to Dispel Doomsday Prophesies

Internet rumors have persuaded many Americans that the world will end two weeks from tomorrow—Friday the 21st of December. We’ll hear about NASA’s social media campaign to...

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The Hidden Cost of Public Assistance to Private Enterprise

Tax breaks and government subsidies are beloved by politicians to help cities, counties and states increase jobs and grow their economies.

30 min

Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Lata Pandya, Evan George

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