Policy Briefs
Analysis of Selected Provisions in Hurricane Sandy Emergency Spending Proposals
December 17, 2012
Reports & Data
Subsidizing Oil Shale: Tracing Federal Support for Oil Shale Development in the United States
November 29, 2012
Crop Insurance Administrative Policy Changes
January 30, 2013 |
Several administrative changes could be implemented to reduce taxpayer costs and limit the unintended consequences of federal crop insurance. ... 
Golden Fleece Awarded to Risk Management Agency for Risking Taxpayer Dollars
December 13, 2012 |
Taxpayers for Common Sense awarded the Golden Fleece to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency for wasting taxpayer funds on risk management education for crops ranging from Christmas trees to turf grass....
Political Power of the Agribusiness and Crop Insurance Lobbies
October 31, 2012 |
The so-called Farm Bill currently being negotiated in Congress is shaping up to be another taxpayer-funded handout to wealthy landowners,...
Haves and Have-Nots in Federal Crop Insurance
October 31, 2012 |
Federally subsidized crop insurance has become the largest taxpayer support for agriculture. But not all parts of the agriculture...
Farm Bill 101
October 02, 2012 |
The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that guides food and farm policy. It covers wide-ranging topics from rural broadband service to farm subsidy payments....
Agricultural Safety Net 101
October 02, 2012 |
The agricultural safety net refers to the various federal programs and policies that insulate agricultural producers from the costs of conducting business....
Green Scissors Campaign 101
October 02, 2012 |
A basic primer on the Green Scissors campaign and answers general questions about the history and goals of the coalition....
Sliding Past Sequestration: $2 Trillion in Common Sense Cuts to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff
October 01, 2012 |
In the summer of 2011, Congress sent the President a bill that acknowledged failure. Instead of swallowing hard and coming up with...
Record Drought Results in Record Profit
August 30, 2012 |
Special interests are always looking for a silver lining. This year, it’s the farm lobby and sympathetic politicians shamelessly taking...
With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later
August 01, 2012 |
Citing record drought conditions throughout the country, the House is debating today legislation to retroactively extend four...
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