The Taxpayers for Common Sense organization sent President Bush an online petition drive to veto the 2008 Farm Subsidy Bill based on abuses of the subsidized farm program.
http://www.taxpayer.net/resources.php?category=&type=Project&proj_id=824&act
Unfortunately for the majority of taxpayers, the bill was signed into law.
However, there is some positive light to shed on this subject. You see previously, the public was shielded from knowing who the subsidy beneficiaries were.
NOT ANYMORE!
Full Disclosure: Who really benefits from federal farm subsidies
For decades, American taxpayers have provided tens of billions of dollars in federal farm subsidies to some of the largest and wealthiest farm businesses in the nation. But thousands of people who benefited from the subsidy flow were shielded from public view behind layers of partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability corporations, cooperatives, and other business structures that obscured their personal subsidy claims.
http://www.mulchblog.com/2007/06/full_disclosure_who_really_ben.php
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If I understand this correctly, here we tax payers are subsidizing these farmers to the tune of nearly $35 billion, for doing nothing or next to nothing every year. I think its time to stop this pork and get our congressmen to understand what they are doing by continuing this program that began back when farms were in deep trouble in the 30's. I am one tax payer who is tired of paying this money out and continue to raise this countries deficit!
ReplyDeleteA. Goetz