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Subject: Re: [OM] Redneck
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:04:43 +0100
Pigs feeding at the trough. Farm subsidies should be abolished, everywhere.

Nathan Wajsman
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On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Ken Norton wrote:

> Also, it is interesting to study how certain funds are accounted. Let's
> take agriculture as an example. Few people realize that the "food stamp"
> program (SNAP) is part of the Farm Bill. What happens is essentially the
> government buys the food from the farmers and gives it to the needy.
> Although the recipient of the food is in, say, New York, it appears as
> though Iowa is getting the money on this distribution map. Granted, there
> are a lot of other dollars flowing to farmers, but I really doubt that you
> would want to see what would happen to our national security if our food
> source wasn't regulated and managed. There are many examples like this
> where the recipient states appear to be heavy drains, but those numbers may
> also include medicaid, social security, military, VA and other significant
> budget items.
> 
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