"If you think these subsidies are going to small family farmers, think again. They are mainly going to large agribusinesses — corporations. Those who pocket the government checks are rarely those who ever step foot in a field. Those subsidies have, of course, survived and thrived in Congress all the while that legislators are screaming about food stamp abuses and trying to add heavy requirements to eligibility, like work requirements (when real jobs are nonexistent) and mandatory drug testing (that is proven to not work). Their demands ignore the fact that many food stamp recipients are already the working poor, as well as the elderly, the disabled, and children."
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:24:19 +0000
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