I guess the dems know better than us stupid people!

Breaking News: By a 59-41 vote, the Senate rejects legislation to green-light the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. fxn.ws/1zzsH7t

 

What am I missing? The bill was nothing more than an authorization to construct;

What does that have to do with "Corporate Welfare". BTW, just how much do you think the oil companies are making per gallon? And just where do you thing that puts them on the profitability scale?

 

Even if you need welfare some day?

 

Only for those who need it.

 

Again I repeat, what does the Keystone bill have to do with corporate welfare?

 

What about the unemployable. People without the mental or social ability to push a cart from point A to point B. Where do they fit in your plan? People you wouldn't hire? Work houses, prisons, wouldn't that also be considered a form of welfare?

 

All great questions. Yes, welfare IS needed. The abuse is what needs to be taken out of the equation.

 

Absolutely, I don't think it's as black and white as Peter is making it out. In Paul LaPage's plan, he provides 5 years of assistance but also has enforcement to make sure people are playing by the rules. The difficult part of enforcement is that there is no such thing as a perfect law or procedure. Truly gifted scumbags know the law better than most of those enforcing it, and are quiet accomplished technocrats when it comes to abusing the system. Finding the right balance of enforcement is exceedingly difficult especially in a bureaucracy which is steeped in procedure in order to dodge accountability.
Some forms of corporate welfare does have it's place. Tax breaks offered to large employers are common when cities compete for industries. The tax breaks are offset by the spinoffs resulting from the new business. One dollar in tax breaks can generate 3 to 4 dollars of additional revenue from supporting business.

 

But apparently oil companies are the exception even though they have one of the lowest profit margins out there while Google has a profit margin nearly 10 times any oil company remains everyone's darling.