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
AFP Action is evaluating candidates on such policy areas as corporate welfare, economic opportunity, education, immigration and trade.
From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2020
He added: “It never happens. It ain’t nothing but just corporate welfare, is what they’re doing.”
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019
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