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Originally posted by woodman
Of course he wouldn't just like ALL the democratic senators from farm states who voted for the latest one. This is not just a republican issue as your initial post pointed out, it cuts across both parties.
Are you for the govt cutting out all subsidies? The airlines, the steel industry, the textile industy, welfare for the poor, etc..
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Yes but as well know democrats are always for government handouts. Republicans are supposed to be AGAINST those types of things. That is my point.
And yes most government handouts should be abolished. As far as welfare, Well HUGE difference between billionaires getting welfare and poor folk. Even then it still needs tweaking. You should NOT be able to buy chips, twinkies, coke and filet mignon with food stamps.
Most farming is NOT done by family farms and is done by HUGE coropations. But even family farms should NOT get a handout so they can survive. 150 years ago 95% of people farmed. Do we need 95% farmers now? No, that's why we don't have 95% anymore. Things change and if you can't make it in farming then you need to move on.
I have a friend that owns 800 acres of of "farm land" which he gets a farm subsidy for NOT growing food. My friend never intended to EVER farm the land anyways, but because it's considered "farm land" he is entitled to a check. That's wrong.
Ever see that Mathew Lesko on TV? That's why we have a huge debt. "Get FREE MONEY from the US goverment and never have to pay it back! Let me show you how!"