'FARM SUPPORT PAYMENTS FACE MOST SERIOUS THREAT YET'
(McClatchy Newspapers/JournalStar.com) -- McClatchy reports that "with federal deficits and debt at unheard-of levels, the $10 billion to $25 billion spent each year on farm supports is attracting new scrutiny from the right and the left." David DeGennaro of the Environmental Working Group, a liberal organization long opposed to most farm programs, is quoted as saying that the direct payments under the farm program are "just a cash handout for landowners and farmers, who get it whether they need it or not." Meanwhile, the article notes, "some farmers contend federal payments provide an essential safety net for neighbors facing drought, floods and near-record fuel prices, not to mention an inevitable downturn in the farm economy."
http://journalstar.com/business/local/article_0dbe64e4-1070-5f2b-9966-ee0ba0d62e5f.html
(McClatchy Newspapers/JournalStar.com) -- McClatchy reports that "with federal deficits and debt at unheard-of levels, the $10 billion to $25 billion spent each year on farm supports is attracting new scrutiny from the right and the left." David DeGennaro of the Environmental Working Group, a liberal organization long opposed to most farm programs, is quoted as saying that the direct payments under the farm program are "just a cash handout for landowners and farmers, who get it whether they need it or not." Meanwhile, the article notes, "some farmers contend federal payments provide an essential safety net for neighbors facing drought, floods and near-record fuel prices, not to mention an inevitable downturn in the farm economy."
http://journalstar.com/business/local/article_0dbe64e4-1070-5f2b-9966-ee0ba0d62e5f.html
