....Politicians picking and choosing recipients of corporate welfare is railed against by fiscal conservatives, for it’s a hallmark of corruption. And socialism. The Obama Administration dealt in it in spades. Recall Solyndra, Stimulus boondoggles, and all their other taxpayer-subsidized anchors on our economy. A $20 trillion debt-ridden country can’t afford this sinfully stupid practice, so vigilantly guard against its continuance, or we’re doomed.
To equate what Trump did with Carrier to Solyndra is naive and incomparable at best.
Palin is trying to make a case that Trump is showing favoritism for Carrier over its competitors. Bizarre at best. He would undoubtedly make the same deal for any of Carriers competitors that were going to cause the U.S. to lose jobs to another country.For Trump its about keeping jobs in the US. Solyndra was about zero picking and choosing his favorite energy regardless of market dictations.
Palin is way off on comparing the two situations. She is confusing textbook theory with reality. The two are not always the same.
Her argument can be interpreted as supporting the Carrier deal. She warns of the evils of crony capitalism, and she should. However, she does not accuse Trump. I believe she exonerates him.
See post #175 by onyx.
I don’t think she equated Barack’s Solyndra, Stimulus boondoggles and all their other taxpayer-subsidized anchors on our economy with Trump’s Carrier.
For starter’s Trump is NOT yet POTUS, so she acknowledged she did not know the details ... (now we do and the deal is excellent). Furthermore, when he’s POTUS, his tax policies and slashing of Obama regulations will provide the “level playing field” and incentives for all businesses, just like she described.