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Farm subsidies: A welfare program for agribusiness
It's one of the most widely reviled federal programs. So why is Congress fighting to save farm subsidies?
Why not kill subsidies altogether?
Politics. The farm lobby has immense power in Washington, thanks to its generous contributions to congressional campaigns and political parties, and to the large number of legislators from farm states — most of them Republican. Democrats have also traditionally supported the farm bill because it contains food stamp funding. This year, that partnership broke down, when House Republicans passed a version of the farm bill that strips the legislation of its food stamp provisions for the first time since 1973. President Obama responded by threatening to veto any legislation that doesn't include food stamp funding. At the moment, the situation is at a stalemate.
The Tea Party is in large part made up of people who are on government handouts. Take a look at the Red States. They are farmers and senior citizens and the the brainwashed who didn't graduate from high school. I live in a town where there are 8 high school dropouts for every college graduate. The town always votes Republican. The town is one giant gubbermint handout from SS down to disabilities. Half the town has Snap, Schip, and Medicaid. The other half has Medicare. Nobody pays taxes in this town except a few people who vote Democrat. I wish there was a way that those who complain about big gubbermint could by cut off from aid. When you look at a welfare recipient you are looking at a Republican.
I didn't say anything about job creators, you're the only one in here making ignorant and sweeping generalizations.
Yes, you did. I can't read your mind, therefore your words are what I use to gather your intended meaning. Your words suggest the "job creators" should be subsidized.
The Tea Party is in large part made up of people who are on government handouts. Take a look at the Red States. They are farmers and senior citizens and the the brainwashed who didn't graduate from high school. I live in a town where there are 8 high school dropouts for every college graduate. The town always votes Republican. The town is one giant gubbermint handout from SS down to disabilities. Half the town has Snap, Schip, and Medicaid. The other half has Medicare. Nobody pays taxes in this town except a few people who vote Democrat. I wish there was a way that those who complain about big gubbermint could by cut off from aid. When you look at a welfare recipient you are looking at a Republican.
Common knowledge that they suck up most if the taxes that blue states pay in.
What kind of low-life scum fight to keep food from hungry families while they personally receive several thousand times more money that they also did nothing to deserve?
Politicians don't share the booty from their looting.
We true conservatives have been trying to explain that to dummycrats forever.
Dummycrats who voted FOR food stamps are looting the taxpayers as well, just on different issues.
The difference is, that where possible, we Tea Party people have primaried our big government politicians out of office.....lefties continue to vote the same looters in time after time....charlie rangel and nancy pelosi come to mind.
BTW....I couldn't care less about people losing government benefits.
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