While Crony Capitalist Mikey Bwoomberg has been getting all the attention for dropping $50 Million on an astroturfing mission, the richest person in Australia got a massive $649 million loan for her mining company.
http://www.progress.org/news/subsidies-waste-public-debt/the-richest-aussie-lady-drains-us-taxpayers/
...And there's more! The article also notes that the second largest crop insurance company, also Australian, get's $59 Billion a year in crop subsidies!
While this stuff probably burns your cheese (like it does mine), I can remember not too long ago when this stuff "flew under the radar". Now it the stuff is flying around like... Um... Mud in a tornado!!!
Thank you for keeping me informed Mr. Narby!
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