Override of Farm Bill veto possible soon
Today, June 18, a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is possible to override the veto of H.R. 6124, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill). An earlier version of this legislation was enacted into law in May. But due to a clerical error that omitted one of the bill’s titles, the Congress has resubmitted the legislation.  More information about the House floor schedule can be found on the website of the Office of the Clerk.
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Forgive me as a mere beneficiary of the wonderful farm bounty of America, but why do direct farm subsidies make sense for our country? I’m not aware of any other industry that expects its business owners to receive direct payment from the U.S. taxpayer for simply existing. Okay, the defense industry essentially exists due to the U.S. Federal Government, but at least the government gets stuff from these businesses in exchange for their humongous payments.
Let me suggest that the government needs to exit the subsidy business and let people decide how they want to spend their dollars. Inserting government bureaucracies into any part of the economy in not a good use of money. The former Soviet Union proved that centrally-planned economies cannot compete with millions of well-informed and motivated individuals in market economies, the foundation of America.
Farm subsidies now average about $2500 per farm employee (http://www.supportingevidence.com/Government/farm_subsidies_per_farm_empl.html). The USDA budget is near $16,000 per farm employee and growing (http://www.supportingevidence.com/Government/USDA_budget_per_farm_empl.html). Let’s leave these dollars in consumers’ wallets and let them pay farmers directly for the best farm products in the world.
More interesting visuals on government, health, and education at:
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