The Federal Grazing Program: A Stampede of Taxpayer Handouts

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January 01, 2004

Grazing on public lands cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in direct subsidies over the last century. Considering the insignificance of the federal grazing program to local, state, and regional economies, Congress should rework the federal grazing program so that a greater portion of the program costs are borne by the users, not taxpayers. 

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