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:: Monday, May 27, 2002 ::
U.S. Exports Misery to Africa With Farm Bill
Instead of spending this money retraining people for more advanced cutting edge jobs we're still growing extra food.
"According to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which monitors fiscal policies in industrialized countries, farm subsidies already are distorting the economics of agriculture in the United States. Of every $1 in U.S. farm revenue, about 25 cents comes from the government, according to OECD analysts. In 2000, government support averaged $20,800 per farmer."
:: Jim Nichols 5/27/2002 04:29:00 PM [+] ::
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