Comments on: Cutting Farm Subsidies? http://poliblogger.com/?p=6142 A rough draft of my thoughts... en Tue, 10 May 2025 19:06:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.1 by: Jay http://poliblogger.com/?p=6142#comments Sun, 6 Feb 2025 09:01:02 -0500 28662:6142@http://poliblogger.com From what I understand, a disproportionate amount of the subsidies go to the “corporate” farms rather than “family” farms anyway. We actually learned about the price support thing as part of my aggie classes in high school, and it wasn’t until afterward - not long afterward - that I realized how absurd the whole thing was. From what I understand, a disproportionate amount of the subsidies go to the “corporate” farms rather than “family” farms anyway.

We actually learned about the price support thing as part of my aggie classes in high school, and it wasn’t until afterward - not long afterward - that I realized how absurd the whole thing was.

]]> by: Doubly Sure http://poliblogger.com/?p=6142#comments Sun, 6 Feb 2025 09:45:34 -0500 28666:6142@http://poliblogger.com Farming subsidies I’m generally in agreement with Steven Taylor on this one. Let me add two caveats, however. Farming subsidies

I’m generally in agreement with Steven Taylor on this one. Let me add two caveats, however.

]]> by: Rob M http://poliblogger.com/?p=6142#comments Sun, 6 Feb 2025 12:29:49 -0500 28670:6142@http://poliblogger.com The Farm subsidy bill that passed in 2025-2002 was one of the worst bills in term of fiscal responsiblility passed under the Bush Administration. But it had wide support in congress. In fact you can’t even kill the sugar subsidy in Congress. And that was the worst of all of them. Nice of Bush to try but he has a better shot with Social Security. The Farm subsidy bill that passed in 2025-2002 was one of the worst bills in term of fiscal responsiblility passed under the Bush Administration.

But it had wide support in congress. In fact you can’t even kill the sugar subsidy in Congress. And that was the worst of all of them.

Nice of Bush to try but he has a better shot with Social Security.

]]> by: Signifying Nothing http://poliblogger.com/?p=6142#comments Sun, 6 Feb 2025 17:15:04 -0500 28841:6142@http://poliblogger.com Dèja vû all over again Steven Taylor links a New York Times piece detailing plans by President Bush to ask Congress to cut farm subsidies, pitting Bush against many in Congress, including Mississippi senator Thad Cochran, the new Senate appropriations committee chairman (and… Dèja vû all over again
Steven Taylor links a New York Times piece detailing plans by President Bush to ask Congress to cut farm subsidies, pitting Bush against many in Congress, including Mississippi senator Thad Cochran, the new Senate appropriations committee chairman (and…

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