The Insidious Economic Drag of Crony Capitalism

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For as long as capitalism has existed, so has crony capitalism. If capitalism is a bright beacon that brings equal opportunity and prosperity to the world’s economies, then crony capitalism is the dark shadow where insiders receive unequal benefits.

One particularly blatant example of crony capitalism is the federal government’s support of the American sugar industry. The Washington Post reports that sugar s.....
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