<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:12:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/subsidies/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan Closing Down In SA As Chery Purchases  Factory]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This has to be seen as part of the Chinese Belt Road Initiative which is a policy driven by the Chinese Government to spread Chinese influence. The government subsidies allowing Chinese Auto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/nissan-closing-down-in-sa-as-chery-purchases-factory-8sv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/nissan-closing-down-in-sa-as-chery-purchases-factory-8sv</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6bu7jipmhcAgXbUFmVr3yRQXsPUQoaHj9LkBwv7RZ9chjWeCB9f1soxPcfbcyriP38QnJedKCoUc9akKkfCf9v7G5mTB5njzNvop?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austrian Economy (literally) idea: Abolish all subsidies and introduce a flat tax of 16% in Austria instead. Good or bad proposal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seit der Coronakrise sind in Österreich die Subventionen explodiert und nicht mehr auf das Vorkrisenniveau von 2019 zurückgegangen, während der Staat trotz der Sparpakete das Budgetdefizit von 4-5% und]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/austrian-economy-literally-idea-abolish-all-subsidies-and-introduce-a-flat-tax-of-16percent-in-austria-instead-good-or-bad-p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@vikisecrets/austrian-economy-literally-idea-abolish-all-subsidies-and-introduce-a-flat-tax-of-16percent-in-austria-instead-good-or-bad-p</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCCbKyifm96cigboHeeUu4vhfWTzYyZpNXifowqAAtfDcjWrv889LycGVM5JyxaFosRURgNfg8ffPEHJKbWz52wGRzYveZeLRa7C6sb5Y62p4ZoRySYbdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How The Chinese Have Been Dominating Electric Vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I was reading an article about the Chinese Electric Vehicle (EV) industry with the government subsidizing each vehicle by roughly $8.4K. This was between 2010 and 2020 and one can see why competitors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/how-the-chinese-have-been-dominating-electric-vehicles-9tx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/how-the-chinese-have-been-dominating-electric-vehicles-9tx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU5UsKDkMCQSnVNYgUCZgRc2ZYLNcL2qC6q5bDdoUQrP3Hu62BcY3tGZqUiarxyzeo1WE5aQSwjmRhy3JTPyor8dta26HAhq5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cronyism in America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Introduction This week’s assigned reading was a speech by Dr. Patrick Newman titled Cronyism in America: The Nation's First Big Business. In it, Newman challenges the traditional view that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/cronyism-in-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/cronyism-in-america</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiden.carrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g78ZzZbGUQXyV9jvAKsfCBPzxotYrNBrPpLBkM6AgHvjBLvhRSNBG96q6vzb2dP7vj2XBBYbQ9hNmWpdfai9pAT41YkYftUDgU2Bm5WLzJBHeU56DDPb8tBp8ZRwnwerDS1TV1bP8T5QTkrWyTRr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs are Our Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanderbilt is known today as a very successful Entrepreneur, taking everyone by surprise and climbing ahead of his competition without the help of government subsidies. So much so that when Dr. Burt Folsom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneurship/@lisabriela/entrepreneurs-are-our-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entrepreneurship/@lisabriela/entrepreneurs-are-our-future</guid><category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lisabriela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPczShaNxR1P9jLFkezXiiuMGiJqJurSFCJPiXgCtTHswx3M5eq9csyM9Ui59VbipwgNb5ockoeZnxX9caWBvpPLTxzuBYGZSsL9mrPtUjci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Intro This week’s assigned reading is a speech by Dr. Burt titled Folsom: The Myth of the Robber Barons. In the speech, Dr. Burt begins by explaining that when the United States was founded,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/government-subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@aiden.carrera/government-subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiden.carrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/WpSyRE71TegRwYXXduVrsxTRaegQWjxgjFVp8UE47Ta2v8vspkouuWfbGJE6Qvq55HWx8vgfTaceaDzidcNzZgQ99vEM5SRnJbAtz99iDUvi3j8TaV4Asr3FgHe11rqCeqezkhrbrch1c1u5cXb9TeoVkitrjqyXwTZETSQtLqm48KZcafUC4foh2kFLfhsZ368znGkNVTdshreMsukaCeH7DasSbayNWafYCvdBsnhRUx74AM9eD27seG2ugcwVcxunS59JRqf1uttUVXHjAgQFY2DA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Subsidies, No Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[How Free Market Entrepreneurs Outperformed Subsidy-Driven Businesses and What We Can Learn Today Image Source In his 2010 lecture “The Myth of the Robber Barons”, Dr. Burt Folsom explains many examples]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@abbebusoni/no-subsidies-no-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@abbebusoni/no-subsidies-no-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[subsidies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[abbebusoni]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3Zp9B6wTMyRyVmjjPmAnTunP34Pb3JNpzkcnqHFRDPkuZCKM1P9zLS7WSNaaL3h7n8F25D42JQ7Wu5BBaVSo7K5pKCSTFMnJP2WpCwQZixVN65CVsP2iRBGkJEYW3XUHeEFtLBhXtPL3kQZGR5AZuP14ufFVmGicHmR8znjHP56pDkdqKnh3ELDX5vKavod79ZHg8uzGLoB7HayADehLQ3FU2PB7rBFzyiNqvGgQwnBASrtuLBNSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Value of Market Entrepreneurs ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fischer, Ed. "No Cap Subsidies...Farmers in Trouble." 2011. Online cartoon. CartoonStock. Many individuals might think that the government offering subsidies to entrepreneurs is needed and is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@brookannd/the-value-of-market-entrepreneurs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@brookannd/the-value-of-market-entrepreneurs</guid><category><![CDATA[subsidies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brookannd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 18:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4D1vooctvzRkbnxnfxo5VnZT1Sf7gLgcHKYki6D4sH6VSeu5AEbCvkxwV3ntYUEFNecMX48fJ8rxJPZCqZVZmadq5b9vRYARqEJN1Fga3GxnksznQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is USAID? DOGE accuses USAID of funding the Wuhan bio lab, DEI programs and left propaganda media around the globe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[USAID ist ein staatliche Behörde, die 1961 von JFK gegründet wurde und auf der ganzen Welt Projekte finanziert. Auf Deutsch würde man es vermutlich euphemistisch "Entwicklungshilfe" nennen, USAID]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vikisecrets/what-is-usaid-doge-accuses-usaid-of-funding-the-wuhan-bio-lab-dei-programs-and-left-propaganda-media-around-the-globe-9qw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@vikisecrets/what-is-usaid-doge-accuses-usaid-of-funding-the-wuhan-bio-lab-dei-programs-and-left-propaganda-media-around-the-globe-9qw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vikisecrets]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtKm2UoLdRggqmP8si9jxVB3idJihkqUmSx23GrtwrNnK7T7gaWf1R513e9G6kPKA2uArpp4aAkzLxFF4fG8KQFCWvvxU86yU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I'm going to be talking about subsidies, what it is, benefits, and negatives affects of subsidies. Subsidies make a huge impact on the world and how it operates. Subsidies are basically benefits given]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@kent0497/subsidies-1729759486339</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@kent0497/subsidies-1729759486339</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kent0497]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:44:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[**Why is this important?**]]></title><description><![CDATA[#Ukraine #Tariffs #Subsidies #EnergySector #DefenseSpending #Military #SocialProtection #TaxpayerMoney #EconomicDevelopment #CostLevel #Populism #VulnerableGroups #Electricity #Gas #GovernmentExpenditure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ukraine/@tomberuk1337/why-is-this-important</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ukraine/@tomberuk1337/why-is-this-important</guid><category><![CDATA[ukraine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomberuk1337]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVcEb5FW6gkpEpQTjgM5pPqHVYgSgKTjb2xWjfZdxCtPun4KCP3D5va9tDRm3t3QCjqHbA8ZVXU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Is a Great Counterpoint to Calls for Government Innovation Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[If bitcoin is a specific case that exposes the general flaw in innovation economics, what other opportunities are being suppressed or missed because capital is being misallocated by innovation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@darth-cryptic/bitcoin-is-a-great-counterpoint-to-calls-for-government-innovation-subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@darth-cryptic/bitcoin-is-a-great-counterpoint-to-calls-for-government-innovation-subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[darth-cryptic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 15:54:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAfhmdFKsVpbuoQS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Myth of the Robber Barons - Reflection Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Dr. Burt Folsom's lecture titled "The Myth of the Robber Barons" he offers a historical perspective on some of the early captains of industry in the United States in the 19th century. He refutes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@lando7/the-myth-of-the-robber-barons-reflection-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/capitalism/@lando7/the-myth-of-the-robber-barons-reflection-paper</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lando7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 04:50:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJaUDtt1FATJJwnyQeFr8NVw67v2A3ubmWgqMRU5fv2Umakwz6yWeXXyGY5VnvvfzoLGbQ2NGPDiqLCpeiMsthePruS6UsiGHwCYhRS2MK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsidies as a Threat to Entrepreneurship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subsidies as a Threat to Entrepreneurship Image Source Subsidizing incompetence The primary job of the entrepreneur is to solve problems, and in order to remain afloat, they must craft the most ingenious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@samsanchezm/subsidies-as-a-threat-to-entrepreneurship</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/subsidies/@samsanchezm/subsidies-as-a-threat-to-entrepreneurship</guid><category><![CDATA[subsidies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samsanchezm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCmMvkabX9kWw1ZZuYH77eoKL2mLiTiQydGZSAQonFdP8DzPargx1H6t8skb8P2xueY8m3LE69m1B7xUYV9VjWMKEWecLS4cQkVNJjKQgtdoFfyraAKkUA18yPVi1c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[News: January 4, 2023. 88% of New Cars Sold in Norway are Electric Vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[88% of new cars sold in Norway are electric vehicles (EV). This percentage includes plug-in hybrids. Norway subsidizes the purchase of EV's by waiving vehicle import duties and car registration taxes for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/news-january-4-2023-88percent-of-new-cars-sold-in-norway-are-electric-vehicles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/news-january-4-2023-88percent-of-new-cars-sold-in-norway-are-electric-vehicles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcusantoniu26]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 03:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnL7m546CVU7Vrhka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obamacare is a giant scam.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Obamacare first came on line, even its diehard supporters admitted that its existence depended on "sufficient" subsidies to ensure the premiums were affordable. In the first few years the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/america/@zafrada/obamacare-is-a-giant-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/america/@zafrada/obamacare-is-a-giant-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[america]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zafrada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 23:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpra1Kwf2Avsq5j4798r48CQa1ib15PBynL9jLwn3wEG9LUk2phBBH1KWHuHLU3CCYt8yHUbMXpojniq2JbMcb3v3uqFRVpTVAm5KDVuz3F8VPBgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“You didn’t build that!”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday Elizabeth Warren went after Elon Musk on Twitter calling him out for being named Person of the Year by Time Magazine. She called for tax reform to get people like Elon Musk paying more money]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tesla/@leguna/you-didnt-build-that</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tesla/@leguna/you-didnt-build-that</guid><category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 23:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXp44VvvRtFgSE8aRbLboKFe8oBJsJYorGyTUBGJNKvqMZhz7zY7qSDMAtyH2hwrJE9EdZnhUMqUggPFaVYL7vFR642zqgnwNYU4gzJkaDTsxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I'm going to be talking about subsidies, what it is, benefits, and negatives affects of subsidies. Subsidies make a huge impact on the world and how it operates. Subsidies are basically benefits given]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@brutalmonkey/subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@brutalmonkey/subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brutalmonkey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 18:59:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week15: Ending Subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Topic: The Differences between Political- and Market-Entrepreneurs Question: Should existing subsidy programs at the federal level be ended (here is a brief list: (Links to an external site.) )? If so,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week15-ending-subsidies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101093/@osu-fd/week15-ending-subsidies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101093]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[osu-fd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 03:43:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Taxes down the Drain - Dairy Farmers Dump Milk]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all remember seeing those terrible photos of dairy farmers dumping milk down the drain. The first thing that many people said is "why don't the dairy farmers just give the milk away".]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@jsubramoney/your-taxes-down-the-drain-dairy-farmers-dump-milk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@jsubramoney/your-taxes-down-the-drain-dairy-farmers-dump-milk</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jsubramoney]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 13:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF2z9F8sayRpwConx4qLBZEQhz1Ad9wHvraJyUi92Dw7MoP2QpogL2CpCEX1TAsvFspfFYEpdp1tx7vzcC9zwcHrhxdF2uBu4MfwZmaQ1ate?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>