corporate welfare
AmericanEtymology
Origin of corporate welfare
1990–95,
Example Sentences
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“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
Expanding charter schools, Ms. Talent predicts, will be an “easy lift,” and tackling corporate welfare is a possibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2016
He told how he agonizes over his company accepting what he calls corporate welfare, even as he denounces it.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2015
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