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American “free” enterprise -- Boeing instance

American taxpayers paid $5 billion to Boeing and didn’t get their stock in trade. If the American government had not made that “investment” we all would have added that amount to welfare. You see, the...

opinion by YankeeJim | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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YankeeJim

Welsh farmers beef about subsidies

Farmers should not farm on land of poor quality. They know that. Sometimes you have to farm on the land that you have not the land that you want. Change your crops or animals to suit the land. Don’t expect to...

opinion by YankeeJim | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Government subsidies for oil: $15 to $33 billion dollars a year

On news this week that the newly-elected U.S. Democratic congress is considering playing Robin Hood, and taking at least some money previously allocated for oil and gas and reallocating it to renewable energy, we thought it'd be useful to look into fossil fuel subsidies and...

created by ishambat | 2 years ago
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Hugh Askew

Buying a Health Care Vote? Going Rate is a Cool $100 Million.

Ever wondered what it cost to buy a vote in the U.S. Senate? In an apparent attempt to buy the support of a moderate Senator from Louisiana, Democrat Mary Landrieu, Senate Majority leader Henry Reid has included a...

opinion by Hugh Askew | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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WTO Allows Brazil To Sanction US $295 Million

Brazil will be allowed to impose sanctions of $295 on the United States each year, a fraction of the $2.5 billion that the country sought.Brazil targeted U.S. goods and drug patents for nearly $3 billion, while the United States argued that the sanctions should not exceed $30...

created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago
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PIM of SPAIN

Bear market trap

The terms bull market and bear market respectively describe upward and downward movements of a market over a prolonged period of time in which prices rise or fall faster than normal. The expressions "bullish" and...

opinion by PIM of SPAIN | 4 years ago
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Jarrett Martineau

Ahmadinejad addresses nation on economy

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his reform plan to boost the Iranian economy. However, plans to introduce VAT and replace subsidies with cash payments to individuals have not been hailed at the...

created by rahul | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Rajesh Babu

Critics claim Nano is reliant on subsidies

" By Joe Leahy in Kolkata Published: September 2 2008 01:29 | Last updated: September 2 2008 01:29 A much-lauded plan by India’s Tata group to build the world’s cheapest car, the diminutive...

created by rahul | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Vegetable production in Kerbulak, Kazakhstan

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Brazil to dispute US subsidies

In reaction to the collapse of the Doha round of talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva last week, Brazil would take actions against the US over alleged illegal subsidies and other trade barriers. Earlier...

created by rahul | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Sparks68

US and EU urged to cut biofuels

G8 summit in Japan has started with the calls for enhancing food security and reducing trade barriers on farming products. Leaders have urged to tackle the food crisis on a priority basis. UN secretary general...

created by Sanjay Jha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Abandon the Lisbon Treaty - Respect the Irish Vote

Amy Judd

Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst

Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on...

created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Malaysia fuel ban for foreigners

Taking advantage of fuel subsidy scheme in Malaysia hundreds of motorist from neighbouring country flock to Malaysian border to fill their tanks. Come friday and they wouldn't be able to do same after Malaysian government put a ban on the foreigners refilling their tank. "...

created by Sanjay Jha | 4 years ago
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Ethanol Industry: Jobs Are Better Than Food?

claybodie

Ethanol Industry: Jobs Are Better Than Food?

These guys are pretty adamant that ethanol is great for the country. I'd appreciate your input:"The ethanol industry seems to be on the warpath against bad press (maybe that’s just my impression), which it’s...

created by claybodie | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly

"Thursday, January 17, 2008 Unsafe at any price: World's Cheapest Car Environmentally Costly By Praful Bidwai NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (IPS) - Nothing has generated as much hyperbole in the global automobile industry in recent years as the unveiling, last week, of an ultra-cheap...

created by worldviews | 5 years ago
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BigT

The pilot of the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb, has died. He lived a good long life, he was 92 when he died. Unfortunately for him when he followed his nation�s orders he made himself one of...