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corporate welfare

American  
  1. financial assistance, as tax breaks or subsidies, given by the government to profit-making companies, especially large corporations.


Etymology

Origin of corporate welfare

1990–95,

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A new report on business subsidies in Michigan during her tenure adds to the evidence that corporate welfare is a bad economic bet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

“I do not support corporate welfare, … but I also do not support unjust enrichment,” Essayli said Thursday.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2023

Once criticized by conservatives as "picking winners and losers" and by progressives as corporate welfare, a U.S. industrial policy is enjoying a rare bipartisan consensus, even in staunchly Republican states like Ohio.

From Reuters Feb. 23, 2023

In fact, both confer broad discretion to executives when it comes to ensuring corporate welfare.

From Salon Oct. 2, 2021

He realized all this by the early 1970s, he said, when he announced that the company would no longer accept corporate welfare.

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2015

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