In response to:
Energy companies lease 80 million acres of
land owned by U.S. taxpayers, but keep almost
all of the profits.
Mining companies lease our land for $5.00
an acre and are allowed to keep all the gold and
silver they can find, without paying us royalties.
The government has given away billions in
swathes of our digital spectrum.
Sugar companies are subsidized by an import
quota, otherwise our sugar would be sweeter and cheaper.
Farmers get $5 billion a year in direct subsidies.
Manufacturers get tax breaks of $20 billion per
year or more.
There seems to be a culture of dependency in
American businesses and industries. They might
benefit by being taught self-reliance.
I’ve put together a video series on the need for entitlement reform and another one on the economics of government spending.
I think that my videos are straightforward and easy to understand, but I’m always open to the possibility that I’m too wonky. After all, normal people may not have the time or interest to endure 20 minutes of Dan Mitchell (perish the thought!).
So perhaps this short cartoon video from the folks at the American Enterprise Institute is a better approach. Sort of Dr. Seuss goes to Greece.
I particularly...
Man, those mining companies are bad!
Man, those users of the digital spectrum are bad!
Man, those sugar companies are bad!
Man, those farmers are bad!
Man, those manufacturers are bad!!
Man, those... Umm... who's left?