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By Peter Fricke Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul claims that even though the Export-Import Bank benefits hostile regimes, interventionists support it because it subsidizes the military-industrial complex. The libertarian-minded Paul outlined his objections to the bank in his weekly column for the Ron Paul Institute. He said taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize either state-owned foreign companies or “America’s biggest…
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Shareholders Call Out Target CEO Over Bathroom Policy
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Here’s Why The US Will Beat Saudi Arabia In The Oil Price War
By Michael Bastasch Saudi Arabia should be troubled by the following chart. It shows why American ingenuity and free markets are quickly finding ways to more efficiently and cheaply produce crude oil — bad news for the Saudis. US #oil production holding up despite drop in rig count. Visit our blog for info like this: http://t.co/ebylXWB6Nk…