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Farm Subsidies As Welfare

Posted on August 23, 2013 by terrelltd

Farmer poor-mouthing to get subsidies, vs. reality: “Farm subsidies redistribute wealth from taxpayers to often well-off farm businesses and landowners. Farm income stabilization payments have recently fluctuated between about $13 billion and $33 billion annually. This is a welfare hand-out like food stamps, yet it goes to higher-income households. In 2010, the average income of […]

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