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Don't Be Fooled: House Farm Bill Weakens Payment Limits
Publication Date: July 2007
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Brian M. Riedl
Series: WebMemo
Topic: Agriculture, forestry and fishing (Agricultural economics and farm holdings)
Keywords: Agriculture; ag; payment; crop
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
If Congress is serious about ending agricultural corporate welfare, it should lower the income cap for subsidies to $200,000, as President Bush proposed, and retain the current payment limits.