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Real AP News Story (Not Opinion): "Conservatives Make It Rough For Business"y DONNA CASSATA Associated Press Yes, that's so controversial. Remember the days when Democrats (and their media Spirit Squad) railed against Republicans for "favors to big business"? Well, the Democrats have changed their position, and the media has quickly followed suit. There is actually a big story here, which one could explain without the AP's bias. Politically favored businesses of course benefit from direct subsidies (think agribusiness) and government loan guarantees (think Solyndra and Boeing), but Mitchell makes the important point that regulation itself creates a privileged class. Why does Big Business go along with regulation? The way it works is this: Business agrees to liberal intervention in exchange for a a concession to big business, such as protecting it against competitors. The article notes that Phillip Morris went along with Obama's anti-tobacco initiative because the law contained a sweetener essentially protecting PM's market dominance. That's how it always works. PHaRMA endorsed ObamaCare in exchange for a favorable payment schedule for its drugs. I think business should begin heeding the counsel of (IIRC) Ben Franklin: Those who would exchange an essential freedom for a little temporary security will wind up with neither.
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