The sad saga of farm subsidies

March 28, 2008

So the Wall Street Journal thinks doing anything about the “thicket of hard-to-cut programs” in the Farm Bill is hopeless.  If anything, it looks like subsidies will go up.  Reason #1: $80 million worth of agribusiness lobbying last year. Reason #2: this is an election year. If you aren’t up on the ins and outs of Farm Bill politics, this article is a good place to begin. Check out the interactive map and complain!  It won’t hurt and it might help at some point.


2 Comments

  1. “U.S. Farm Subsidies” see “Starvation in Africa,” below.

    Comment by Fentry — March 29, 2008 @ 6:55 pm

  2. “U.S. Farm Subsidies” see “U.S. promotes obesity,” below.

    Since much of the corn subsidies end up as animal feed, or as highly refined ingredients for junk food/soda, such as high fructose corn syrup, corn starch or many other additives…

    Comment by Daniel Ithaca,NY — March 30, 2008 @ 10:16 am

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