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Washington's 'Job Creation' Circus Is Hitting the Road

By Veronique de Rugy
Wednesday, April 03 2024

In the grand circus of politics, where elephants and donkeys alike perform under the big top, there's one act that never fails to draw a crowd: the venerable "job creation" routine. Putting people back to work, especially those without college degrees and in the manufacturing world, is in the center ring. Unfortunately, when you look behind the smoke, mirrors and rabbits hidden in hats, you'll see that promises to rebuild America through industrial policy are just plain old corporate welfare. Industrial policy has made an amazing comeback. In its name, the Biden administration and Congress…

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