The bizarre thing about the US is that as far as indviduals are concerned "socialism" and government assistance are dirty words, but not when it relates for cor

The bizarre thing about the US is that as far as indviduals are concerned "socialism" and government assistance are dirty words, but not when it relates for corporations. So benefits that are absolutely standard like universal healthcare, employment protection, minimum holidays, parental leave etc. are very limited. Meanwhile the government builds stadiums for commercial sports businesses, runs airports and harbours so that commercial airlines and shipping lines can use them, implements strict protectionist legislation even in industries which operate fine in other 1st world countries without such legislation, and local authorities offer massive tax breaks to try and attract companies.