Farm Follies

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Author(s) The Washington Post editorial board
Source The Washington Post
Date November 25, 2007
URL http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/24/AR2007112401197.html
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"Those who pay any attention have long understood that the government's crop subsidy programs are not a safety net for the hard-pressed denizens of Farm Country but rather a tremendous waste of taxpayers' money, artificially raising grocery prices and transferring income from the poor to the rich."


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This item argues against the position Bill should be passed on the topic 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.