Farm Bill: Buying votes

The best hope is for a small House margin that would encourage and support President Bush in sticking to his veto threats. Then, a year or two extension of the existing farm bill would allow a new president and Congress to start over from a fresh point of view. By focusing on food consumption, the next Congress could create a bill for the public, farmers and the environment, not wealthy interests and voting blocs. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 16, 2008 - 12:49 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The editorial attacks subsidies to big agribusiness, but is much too short to identify the details of the provisions of the bill and the lobbying interests beyond getting votes and political contributions from farm states.

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