Agriculture Subsidies

There Is No Free Market

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, U.S. Economy, Big Oil, Oil, Oil Prices, Free Market, Big Oil Tax Breaks, Oil Subsidies, Agriculture Subsidies, Big Oil Subsidies, Big Oil Tax, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

In order for a market to truly be "free," it can't be manipulated or augmented via subsidies and tax breaks. The term "free" means "not physically res...

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Agricultural Policy Should Fuel Health, Not Epidemics!

Elizabeth Kucinich | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: American Heart Association, Fast Food, Congress, USDA Nutrition Programs, Type 2 Diabetes, Health Care Costs, Agriculture, USDA Policy, Subsidies, Agriculture Reform, Elizabeth Kucinich, Federal Budget, Agricultural Subsidies, Farm Bill, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 2012 Farm Bill, House Agriculture Committee, Federal Budget Deficit, Prevention, Health, Food Politics, Agriculture Subsidies, Food, Usda, Pcrm, Medical Costs, Diabetes, Farm Subsidies, Heart Disease, Diabetes Prevention, Vegetarian, Vegan, Agribusiness, Veganism, Fruit, Industrial Agriculture, Meat, House Appropriations Committee, Preventative Healthcare, Food Policy Agenda, Appropriations, Death, Doctors, Cholesterol, Healthy Diet, Diet, Healthy Eating, Unhealthy Diets, Hal Rogers, Obesity, Politics News
Elizabeth Kucinich

In 2009, USDA spent more than twice as much buying meat and dairy as it did on fruits and vegetables. What that means is that the USDA used taxpayers' money to buy about $1.5 billion worth of meat and dairy.

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No Quick Subsidies Fix for Food System

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Factory Farms, Farming, Farm Subsidies, Subsidies, Farm Bill, Agriculture Subsidies, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2012 Farm Bill, Food News
Wenonah Hauter

From chefs and policy wonks to teachers and bloggers, everyone interested in food has an opinion on subsidies and how to craft the 2012 Farm Bill.

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Farm Subsidies Paid to the Members of the 112th Congress

Donald Carr | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Farm Subsidies Reform, Agrarian Reform, Agriculture Subsidies, Agriculture, 112th Congress, Ewg, Farm Subsidy Payments, Usda, Farm Subsidies, Industrial Farming, Politics News
Donald Carr

It's indefensible to provide subsidies to well-off farmers and landowners, especially in the face of a booming farm economy and a federal budget squeeze.

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In The Public Interest: A (Non)Taxing Issue

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Budget Priorities, Budget, Economy, Wasteful Subsidies, Offshore Tax Havens, Corporate Tax Havens, Loopholes, Business, Corporate Taxes, Ag Subsidies, Federal Budget Deficit, Profit, Tax, Corporations, Agriculture Subsidies, Obama Budget, 112th Congress, U.S. PIRG, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

Many large companies use offshore subsidiaries and creative tax planning to lower their tax rates at the expense of the rest of us. As legislators wring their hands over missing budget funds, it is eye-popping to see where much of the money has gone.

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In The Public Interest: Sunshine for Subsidies: Does 2010 Finally Mark the Rise of Public Scrutiny?

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Transparency, Deficit Commission, Subsidies, Federal Budget Deficit, Disclosure, Agriculture Subsidies, Politics News
Phineas Baxandall

Although much has gone wrong during this year's wrangling over state and federal budget deficits, 2010 may go down as the year that America finally shined a light into the dark budget corners where billions are spent on government subsidies.

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PROMISES BROKEN: Rich Farmers Still Getting Most Government Cash

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farming, Rich Farmers Subsidies, Government Subsidies, Farm Subsidides, Agriculture Subsidies, Green News

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers crafting a sweeping farm bill in 2008 promised it would cut government payments to wealthy farmers. Two years later, little a...

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