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Egalitarian Thug

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19. Since there is nothing officially titled corporate welfare, I'd say yes.
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 04:52 PM
Feb 2013

When Lockheed is paid a billion dollars to develop some platform that isn't needed and won't work in any case, that is in effect welfare, but we don't call it that.

When a company is granted exclusion from laws that it's competition has to abide by, that is another form of welfare, but we don't call it that.

When a company receives tax breaks or grants or a dozen other privileges not extended to others it is effectively welfare.

Pick the largest company/corporation in virtually any field these days and you can find that it became the largest through some governmental intervention or favoritism.

Because otherwise they'd have to pay living wages marybourg Feb 2013 #1
The only Unionized workers at FedEx are their pilots. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #7
probably flying the mail on FedEx planes. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #2
I believe FedEx does the overnight/Express service for USPS frazzled Feb 2013 #3
That makes sense treestar Feb 2013 #15
We get packages that are sent FedEx to the USPS, then to us, all the time. nt onehandle Feb 2013 #4
Wait a fricking minute...I have a FedEx delivery scheduled for Saturday and WHO DELIVERS IT? angstlessk Feb 2013 #5
Because Congress requires them to. Without massive corporate welfare neither FedEx Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #6
USPS gets none HowHasItComeToThis Feb 2013 #8
Can you cite the "corporate welfare" United Parcel receives? n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #9
Betcha they have lots of loopholes and credits and probably kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #11
Well, UPS operates under a different set of rules than does FedEx.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #13
The first and largest is USPS being required to cooperate with them while Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #17
But is that "Corporate Welfare"? A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #18
Since there is nothing officially titled corporate welfare, I'd say yes. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #19
UPS has turned package delivery into an art. EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #12
You should examine the USPS systems. No delivery organization in the world even approaches Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #16
I had three packages destroyed by UPS brentspeak Feb 2013 #20
I know that UPS has great distribution system - but our delivery guy truedelphi Feb 2013 #22
If USPS pays fedex 1.6 bill to save 2 bill - fine Cicada Feb 2013 #10
Do they actually save 2 billion? ornotna Feb 2013 #14
K & R !!! - Did You Catch This ??? WillyT Feb 2013 #21
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