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Unoccupy ABQ: Public backlash against corp. greed working
November 02, 2011 | KOB Albuquerque, NM

Debra Medina takes on crony capitalism
September 23, 2011 | KXAN NBC 36 Austin

Crony Capitalism Wikipedia Information

Crony capitalism is a pejorative term describing an allegedly capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between businessmen and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, and so forth. Crony capitalism is believed to arise when political cronyism spills over into...

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In Europe, Growing Concern Slovenia Is Next to Need Bailout
May 05, 2013 | New York Times
Easy and cheap credit, combined with crony capitalism and corporate mismanagement, fueled a banking crisis that threatens to make Slovenia follow the path of Cyprus. ...

Taking on real reform in a post- SOPA world $ let's start with cellphone unlocking
February 22, 2013 | Boing Boing
It's a clear example of crony capitalism, where a few companies asked for the law to be changed... it allows crony capitalism to stifle innovation. If you agree with me that...

Crony capitalism at the heart of Obamacare
December 11, 2012 | Power Line
(Paul Mirengoff) Jeffrey Anderson at the Weekly Standard reports on an Obamacare related scandal at Kathleen Sibelius' Department of HHS. According to Anderson's source, HHS...

Put on your shocked faces: Another Crony Joe Biden scheme comes to light
October 23, 2012 | michellemalkin.com
At least that's the guess of some Wall Street analysts who cover the Marlton, NJ-based company Hill International and think they've seen yet another sordid tale of crony capitalism ...

Another View: Tagg Romney's venture sets up Conflicts' R' Us
November 04, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
As his dad runs for president denouncing'' crony capitalism'' and'' big government,'' Tagg has been gathering some of Mitt's richest friends into a private-equity fund...

22,000 deserving'' favorites'' the government decided not to pick
November 04, 2012 | Power Line
(Paul Mirengoff) As discussed in the post below, the auto industry bailout is a classic case of crony capitalism, and one which has not accomplished its stated goal of putting...

Crony Capitalism on twitter

	The tax code [...] is a scheme that Washington would denounce as crony capitalism in any Third World country." http://t.co/u8bKbB6V8i Twitter: @FarazAlidina
	@marker98 @repjustinamash most of what DC does is crony capitalism not real capitalism Twitter: @CrusaderMaximus
	@PorterTayP and yes, crony capitalism is the exact reason the Apple CEO gets billions while his employees make 5 maybe 6 figures Twitter: @SmashAtoms425
	@SmashAtoms425 Not good at all. Completely unnatural. Made possible by the Federal Reserve, crony capitalism, & corporate welfare. Twitter: @PorterTayP
	@SmashAtoms425 Thats called crony capitalism. Im against that. Printing fiat money isnt wealth. Producing something of value creates wealth Twitter: @PorterTayP
	@repjustinamash a.k.a crony capitalism Twitter: @BL622

YouTube Videos

How Crony Capitalism Corrupts the Free Market | David Stockman
September 26, 2012

Bill Moyers Interviews David Stockman on Crony Capitalism of Washington & Wall St.
January 23, 2012

How Cronyism is Hurting the Economy
July 10, 2012

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