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> There is no such thing as "secret assistance" in the US

US spy agencies assisting Boeing with their bid against Airbus may not be secret anymore, but it was certainly intended as such.

The US government negotiating in Russia on behalf of Visa and MasterCard may not be secret, but it's certainly not the kind of assistance smaller companies can count on.

Face it, the US government and US corporations are in bed together. They represent each other's interests. This happens on a scale you don't see in the EU, or probably anywhere else.

I don't know what economic woes you are referring to, but I don't thing selling your government to the corporations is healthy for your economy.