the practice of a government giving an industry a lot of help, such as lower taxes, especially so that jobs will not be lost

The taxpayer was forced to fund the featherbedding of a privatized rail company. 纳税人不得不资助政府扶持一家私有化的铁路公司。

Full employment was achieved through rampant featherbedding. 充分就业率是通过政府的大力扶持才实现的。