Of course, advocates of corporate welfare are rarely foolish enough to admit that their goal is self-enrichment. Of course, in practice far more jobs are destroyed. The Energy Department devotes billions of dollars to research and statistical activities that primarily benefit the energy industry. The Transportation Department is another agency that benefits business more than the public. Moreover, Congress has established a number of independent agencies with no function other than the enrichment of business.
Some corporate welfare is delivered indirectly.
The U.S. government imposes restrictions, like quotas and tariffs, on more than 8,000 products, including autos, computer parts, mushrooms, steel and textiles. The Jones Act requires that private companies use U.S. flag vessels to ship products between U.S. Ports. And new ones, like Sematech, continually arise. It is time to kick corporate America off of the dole. The federal budget has long been filled with waste.