My local paper runs this odd little online poll asking “Is the second 2019 Market Facilitation Program payment large enough?” The poll widgeteer, Civic Science,…
Tag: farm subsidies
The World Trade Organization says Trump’s new sixteen-billion-dollar round of farm bailout checks “could exceed America’s WTO subsidy commitments and unduly influence U.S. planting decisions.”…
Consistent with past performance, Donald Trump is failing to live up to promised payments. Before the election, Trump assured farmers he’d dole out $12 billion in…
Kristi Noem is too busy running from debates but for Governor to join the 47 members of the House on the Farm Bill conference committee.…
Farm bill! Farm bill! The House Agriculture Committee posted its first public draft of the 2018 Farm Bill yesterday. Corporate welfare—farm subsidies—stay the same, but…
Jeb Bush’s remark that he’s “not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues” tells us a lot about his and his…