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title: "The Roots of Right-Wing Anti-corporate Populism"
summary: |-
  Ideological fears of big business are bad for the U.S. economy.
date: "2014-09-08"
issues: ["National Competitiveness"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2014/09/08/roots-right-wing-anti-corporate-populism/"
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# The Roots of Right-Wing Anti-corporate Populism

There is a rising tide of right wing, anti-corporate populism – with designs on preventing all government support for business – that could greatly hinder American economic policy and hamper future U.S. competitiveness.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2014/09/08/roots-right-wing-anti-corporate-populism/*