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-A '''subsidy''' is a [[Grant-in-aid]] 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 [[Railway history#United States|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 [[police state|militarization]] of local and state [[law enforcement]] is largely supported by [[big government]] subsidies ("bribes") from the [[Federal government|Feds]] to the local [[police]] departments often under the guise of the [[War on Terror]] or the [[War on Drugs]]. This is called [[Fiscal Federalism]] where the flow of [[money]] is the key component to [[federal]]-state relations.
-==See also ==
-* [[Fiscal Federalism]]
-* [[War on Terror]] and [[War on Drugs]]
-* [[Bribe]] or Subsidy?
-* [[Agricultural subsidy]]
-* [[Tenth Amendment]]
-* [[States' rights]]
-[[Category:Federalism]]
-[[Category:Government]]
-[[Category:Budget Terms]]

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