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| − | A '''subsidy''' is a payment or [[tax]] | + | A '''subsidy''' is a payment or [[tax break]] by [[government]] (usually [[big government]] such as the [[Federal government]]) to certain [[business]]es or to the [[states]] to help them survive or to give them a competitive advantage or to "bribe" them. Sometimes the subsidy can be direct, as in the case of [[agricultural subsidy | cash payments to farmers]], and sometimes it can be indirect, as in the case of building the [[transcontinental railroad]]. |
| − | Subsidies can also be given out by individuals or non-governmental institutions, but this is more commonly referred to as charity. | + | Subsidies can also be given out by individuals or non-governmental institutions, but this is more commonly referred to as [[charity]]. |
| + | The new [[American]] [[Police state]] and [[militarization]] of local and state [[law enforcement]] is largely supported by [[big government]] [[subsidies]] ("bribes") from the [[Feds]] to the local [[police]] departments often under the guise of the [[War of Terror]] or the [[War on Drugs]]. This is called [[Fiscal Federalism]] where the flow of [[money]] is the key component to [[federal]]-state relations. | ||
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| + | ==See also == | ||
| + | * [[Fiscal Federalism]] | ||
| + | * [[War on Terror]] and [[War on Drugs]] | ||
| + | * [[Bribe]] or [[Subsidy]]? | ||
| + | * [[Agricultural subsidy]] | ||
| + | * [[Tenth Amendment]] | ||
| + | * [[States' rights]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Federalism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Government]] | ||
[[Category:Budget terms]] | [[Category:Budget terms]] | ||
Revision as of 02:16, October 31, 2014
A subsidy is a payment or tax break by government (usually big government such as the Federal government) to certain businesses or to the states to help them survive or to give them a competitive advantage or to "bribe" them. Sometimes the subsidy can be direct, as in the case of cash payments to farmers, and sometimes it can be indirect, as in the case of building the transcontinental railroad.
Subsidies can also be given out by individuals or non-governmental institutions, but this is more commonly referred to as charity.
The new American Police state and militarization of local and state law enforcement is largely supported by big government subsidies ("bribes") from the Feds to the local police departments often under the guise of the War of Terror or the War on Drugs. This is called Fiscal Federalism where the flow of money is the key component to federal-state relations.