When Boeing\u2019s home state labor union ganged up with President Barack Obama\u2019s National Labor Relations Board to try to sue Boeing for building a new factory in North Charleston, I strongly supported Boeing\u2019s freedom to build factories wherever they pleased.<\/p>\n
More recently dust has been kicked over the extension of the Export-Import Bank, a federal program that subsidizes American businesses\u2019 exports. Because Boeing receives Ex-Im subsidies, and because I favor winding down the Ex-Im Bank instead of increasing its budget, some ask if I went from being pro-Boeing to anti-Boeing.<\/p>\n
Neither. All I\u2019ve ever been is pro-freedom.<\/p>\n
In both cases, my guiding principle is the same: liberty.<\/p>\n
Freedom isn\u2019t perfect, but it is fair. And any time government hands out favors, they\u2019ll be unfair to someone.<\/p>\n
When Washington picks winners and losers, in the end taxpayers always lose, and Ex-Im is no exception.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Kudos to Senator DeMint for standing on the side of liberty and equality before the law, and for opposing the trends toward rent-seeking and crony capitalism. We could use more like him in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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