And now for the turd in the punchbowl. I don't think we should subsidize any ag products! We should all pay what it costs to grow our food. You might remember about a dozen years ago, the Govt sponsored a dairy herd buyout, to alleviate an over supply of milk products. Several years later they were giving low interest loans and even grants to get farmers back into the dairy business. Farming is a business, and it should be treated as such. Washington wastes our money and the farmers are no better off for it. It has been said many times before, and it applies to to what's going on in Washington now, Men will meet behind closed doors. Cigars will be smoked, brandy will be poured, and the people on the other side of the doors will suffer.
I agree that the gov. should not be playing in the ag markets.
But they are.
Gov should never be in the free enterprise markets.
Look at what they did to the housing markets.
Locally they are telling landlords how much they can rent the house for!!!
They call it 'affordable housing'. And they changed the rules mid contract !!!! A $750 rent just became $525 because niether the tenant or the gov can pay full price. Landlords are getting out of section 8.
No one can compete with the rule makers!!!
Now, it is just wrong for the rulemaker to stop playing after they realize the game can't afford them.
Congress is playing chicken with our money, laws, and hearts.