Only in America! Cutting nutrition for families while corporations make billions with subsidized crop insurance. Do you need MORE proof of the transfer of debt from wealthy to the general population? The farm bill passed by Republicans... Read on. please share ewg.org/farmbill2013/the-case-for-crop-insurance-reform US taxpayers subsidies farm insurance with the new farm bill passed by Republican-tea but at the same time it is wrong to subsidies health care. Farm Bill 2013: The Case for Crop Insurance Reform Unlimited crop insurance subsidies now cost the taxpayer $9 billion a year and overwhelmingly flow to the largest and most successful farm businesses. Unlike other farm subsidies, crop insurance subsidies are not subject to means testing or payment limits and farmers are not required to adopt basic environmental protections in exchange for premium support from the taxpayer. While some farms annually collect more than $1 million in crop insurance premium support, the bottom 80% of policyholders annually collect about $5,000.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:45:24 +0000
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