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When Taxpayers Carry All the Risk

May 26, 2016

The Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed from our Chairman of the Board, Eric Crown about our case against Pima County’s subsidy to World View. Check out a snippet here and to read the full article on the Wall Street Journal click here.

 

American history is full of stories of entrepreneurs—from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs to Joy Mangano—taking a risk with their last dollar and striking it big. But recently a new class of entrepreneurs has emerged—entrepreneurs who reject the idea that they must shoulder risk to earn a reward. Instead they look to lawmakers—who can dip into taxpayers’ wallets—to make their bet for them.

 

 

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