Texas Republican Party Platform Thread 139 (Corporate Welfare/Business Subsidies)

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[Bigun]

The Republican Party of Texas Platform has been MUCH in the news of late because it is a CONSERVATIVE document and, as such, VERY controversial. I thought it would be an instructive exercise, for those of us who wish to do so here, to go through it plank by plank and see where we stand on these issues. Pursuant to that, I will post ONE plank of the Platform, every few days and anyone who wishes to can state their views as to that particular part of the platform.

Today, under the heading Strengthening The Economy Of Texas And America we find the following plank :

Corporate Welfare/Business Subsidies - The Party does not support governmental subsidies, tariffs, bailouts, or other forms of corporate welfare that are used to protect and preserve businesses or industries that have failed to remain relevant, competitive, and efficient over time. The cost of such corporate welfare becomes the burden of the tax-paying public. The Party encourages our government to allow a free market economy to prevail both domestically and internationally.

[Bigun]

I have decided to score myself by assigning a score of between 0 and 10 points to each of the planks! 10 means I agree with EVERYTHING in it. 0 means I agree with NOTHING in it.

AMEN! 10 more points brings my running score to this point to 1256 of a possible 1390.

[Bigun]

P I N G ! ! !

Previous Thread.

[PetroniDE]

10 points to this one.

Plank #138: 10 points.

1169/1390 (0.841)

[Dog Gone]

I agree. I do think there is a role for government to bail out a company or industry as a matter of national security (we could hardly let every airline go bankrupt and quit flying after 9/11), but a company that fails because of its own actions deserves to go under.