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Letter: Redirect tax dollars to those most in need

June 11, 2013 | The Commercial Appeal | Agriculture

I don't think anyone would dispute the claim of the May 31 letter "CA editorial got it wrong" that the SNAP program suffers from fraud and... Read More

Lobbyists for Banks to Beet Farms Feast on $1 Trillion Farm Law

June 03, 2013 | Bloomberg Business Week | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

After his side lost a fight over federal sugar aid in the Senate last month, Bob Simpson, the president of Jelly Belly Candy Co. of... Read More

Farm Bill: How to Grow Almost Anything Risk Free

May 30, 2013 | The Fiscal Times | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

Congress is attempting to pass major farm legislation this year after failing in 2012 amid the hard-fought congressional and presidential... Read More

Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers

May 22, 2013 | Lexington Herald Leader | Agriculture

Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco. On Monday, Sen.... Read More

Senators target tobacco crop insurance subsidy

May 22, 2013 | Political Blotter | Agriculture

Taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance for tobacco production would be eliminated under a farm-bill amendment introduced Monday by U.S. Sens.... Read More

The Farm Bill Trough Is Opening Again

May 20, 2013 | U.S. News | Agriculture , Energy

Sooey! That old-fashioned farmer's call, meant to summon hogs to the trough, is also an appropriate warning signal for taxpayers and... Read More

More of the Same Wasteful Farm Bill Spending

May 14, 2013 | U.S. News | Agriculture , Earmarks & Appropriations

About a year ago, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a new, five-year farm bill, well in advance of the last bill's expiration date of... Read More

Farm product subsidies are criticized

May 08, 2013 | The Daily Oklahoman | Agriculture

U.S. taxpayers spent nearly $7 million last year promoting California wine overseas, and millions of dollars more to advertise agricultural... Read More

I-Team 10 investigation: Subsidies a cash crop for farmers

May 08, 2013 | WHEC-TV | Agriculture , Budget & Tax

  For years, farmers have been getting taxpayer subsidies in the way of direct payments from the government, even in years when they... Read More

New oil shale decision avoids mistakes of the past

May 02, 2013 | Standard-Examiner | Energy , Natural Resources

Who hasn’t heard the old saying “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it?” That often-quoted adage was written by 19th... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More