Farm Bill Is Outside of Common Sense

It would seem we have lost what little common sense we have accumulated over our short life spans by even proposing such a farm bill.

Does it seem that when congressmen and women get into seats of power they take leave of their senses? Read on and keep the faith, we have to believe the battle is joined!

(from the Heritage Foundation)
Entitlements. Instead of paring back the $25 billion annual taxpayer subsidy to multimillionaire farmers-many of whom are seeing incomes surge with high food prices-Congress is actually expanding the wasteful and counterproductive program. “President George W. Bush and reform-minded lawmakers should flat-out reject this farm bill that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars every year, distort food prices, and subsidize millionaires,” Heritage budget expert Brian Riedl writes. He outlines the proposal’s seven principal flaws and urges a Presidential veto.