>>WTF is “crony capitalism”?
It is a market where government heavily influences who wins and who loses. Ever hear of rent-seeking? It’s in that economics text that you half read. Rent-seeking is the mildest form of crony capitalism. Subsidies, regulations, etc that do not affect all equally are another form it takes. Lobbyists and outright bribes are not crony capitalism in themselves, but the effects of them usually are, in the form of pork barrel projects and the aforementioned subsidies, etc are crony capitalism.
Your textbook economics is nice, but find the explanation of ceteris paribus to really understand just how simplistic they are in an infinitely complex system.
That is unconstitutional government corruption.
that economics text
You mean the Keynesian Economics text that the Left has brainwashed you with?
an infinitely complex system
Spoken like a good Marxist who loved calling the free market economy "capitalism". The marketplace may be complex but not beyond comprehension.
The issue here is a relatively simple one. Government regularly violates the Constitution by engaging in bribes and subsidies in the marketplace. The Constitution give the feds no authority to do such. THAT is the problem. Business is doing its job by maximizing their profits and doesn't care where it comes from whether the rogue, illegal federal government or elsewhere.
You espouse Leftist doctrine and are part of the problem rather than part of the solution.