Expensive paper.
I am guessing there are all kinds of non-farm inclusions. Let’s see. Maybe ObamaPhones; SNAP; EITC; WICs; Section 8; minimum wage; money for no-payback-home-loans; money for GREEN nothings; money for inner city skrools; money for voter education; money for jobs training; money for forties, Newports and lottos. Money for everything Democrat.
How much of the farm bill has anything to do with farming??
What about the other $900+ billion in waste?
I own a small farm (inherited it a few years ago, which is the only way I can afford to keep it) and am insulted by the term “farm bill”. Since there are those who think farmers are all rich and drive Cadillacs, a few facts:
- Approximately 80% of this $1 trillion “Farm Bill” is for food stamps (and other ‘nutrition’ programs) - not farmers! Liberals have to hide their socialist spending addictions under non-descript names, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). BTW, the so-called $23 billion cut (over 10 years) is really just a reduction in the rate of increase. It actually represents an inflation-adjusted increase of $258 billion - that’s a 37% increase in real spending - most of which will NOT go to farmers.
- Americans spend 10% of their incomes on food – the lowest of any country.
- For every $1 spent on food, farmers receive less than 12 cents for the raw products.
- Farmers will need to double food production by 2050 to keep pace with the world’s population.
So, the next time a liberal tries to tell you how good farmers have it, give them some facts - they hate that!
Oink, oink, oink.