Farm subsidies unneeded as prices rise
I guess the idea of getting rid of agri-subsidies is gaining some traction. Here’s an editorial on the Sacramento Bee that suggests getting rid of subisidies to a large extent, due to a large part to higher food commodity prices. Commentator blames powerful agri-drones in both parties (including House speaker Nancy Pelosi) for supporting the “farm subsidies for millionaires” (as I like to call it). Numbers are astouding: “Congress is close to approving another five-year farm bill that would cost the treasury about $300 billion.” That would be our taxpayer money at work.