[A]nnual automatic payments to [Jim] Handsaker and thousands of other prospering corn growers have long been controversial. But coming at a time when taxpayers are already subsidizing the ethanol industry to the tune of $3 billion a year, the double-barreled support system for those who grow corn and those who turn it into fuel has begun to draw fire in Congress. (Washington Post, Friday)
Time for a new Anti-Corn Law League.
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Just Say No to Farm Subsidies by Lawrence W. Reed