Paul Ryan

I call crony capitalism, where you take money from successful small businesses, spend it in Washington on favored industries, on favored individuals, picking winners and losers in the economy, that's not pro-growth economics. That's not entrepreneurial economics. That's not helping small businesses. That's cronyism, that's corporate welfare.

American Politician

Jordan Peterson

Kathleen Wynne and her band of radical-left cronies think they have a handle on what constitutes human identity and also what should constitute human morality. And I think that that's being pushed in a manner in schools that's completely reprehensible. It's not education, in my estimation. It's a form of indoctrination.

Canadian Psychologist

Jamie Dimon

If you're blindly loyal to me, then you're just acting like a crony of mine. If you say you admire me because of the principles for which I stand, I understand that, but then you also have the right to call me to the carpet when you think I'm falling short.

American Businessman

Brian Behlendorf

Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn't also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies.

American Scientist

Charles Koch

Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs - even when we benefit from them.

Rick Wilson

Crony capitalism on the left and crony capitalism on the right are still crony capitalism.

American Author

Chuck Norris

One thing is perfectly clear: We don't need another China crony in the White House!

American Actor

Chrystia Freeland

In practice, getting rid of crony capitalism is incredibly difficult.

Canadian Musician

Ratan Tata

Indian Businessman

Arvind Kejriwal

Indian Politician

Used for friends who've known each other for a long time, not new friends.

Long-term Friendship

Appropriate for casual, personal conversations rather than formal contexts.

Informal Context

Conveys a sense of warmth and strong connection between friends.

Endearing Tone

Often used negatively to imply unfair privilege or nepotism in politics or business.

Negative Implication

Indicates a power imbalance where the crony benefits from another's position.

Power Dynamics

Its use can be a trigger for public scrutiny and criticism, especially in media.

Public Outcry

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 to pay taxes at a rate even approaching that paid by the middle class. But while getting rid of crony capitalism in practice is really, really hard, at least intellectually, it's an easy problem.

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Crony

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