WHO IS IT HELPING? BIDENOMICS WILL MAKE A FEW FAT CATS HAPPY, BUT THE RESULT WILL BE HIGHER PRICES, SLOWER GROWTH, AND FEWER JOBS. THE REST OF US WILL BE LEFT WITH A SOUR TASTE IN OUR MOUTHS, SLIMMER POCKETBOOKS, AND HEIGHTENED WORRIES FOR THE FUTURE. BIDENOMICS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN FAVORITISM. THE ADMINISTRATION'S INDUSTRIAL POLICY HAS AGGRESSIVELY SUBSIDIZED PREFERRED INDUSTRIES SUCH AS SEMICONDUCTORS AND ELECTRIC CARS, SHELTERED SPECIAL INTERESTS FROM THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF CONSUMERS THROUGH MANDATES AND BANS, AND BOOSTED THE FORTUNES OF ITS UNION FRIENDS. BIDENOMICS