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Subject: Re: [OM] Redneck
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 10:24:16 +0100 (CET)
Health programs benefit ordinary people and are a basic part of a
civilised society. Farm subsidies benefit mainly large corporate farms.

To compare the two is ludicrous.

Op Wo, 6 november, 2013 10:12, schreef Andrew Fildes:
> Yes, it's a form of socialised welfare!
> Like health programs?.   :-)
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> On 06/11/2013, at 6:04 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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>> Pigs feeding at the trough. Farm subsidies should be abolished,
>> everywhere.
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>> On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
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>>> 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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