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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Farm Subsidies Suffer Big Hit


The Senate rejected an overhaul of farm subsidies Tuesday, but the 37-58 vote — and support for radical reform from California Democrats Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer — represents one of the biggest moves against crop subsidies in the 75-year history of farm programs. (San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday)

Kill the subsidies before they have a chance to recover.

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Dead Men Farming by John Stossel