The Farm Bill is a monument to every dysfunction Washington indulges to bend our politics and twist our economy to benefit itself at the expense of the American people. The topline talking point among defenders of this bill is the word “compromise.” “The Farm Bill,” we are told, “may be imperfect, but it’s a compromise we can all live with.” They said, “Negotiators from both houses and both parties came together and hammered out a deal.” They said, “This is how you get things done in Washington.” There is some truth in this. But it’s more of a half truth. There absolutely is compromise in this thousand-page, trillion-dollar mess. But it’s not a compromise between House Republicans and Senate Democrats. No, it’s collusion between both parties against the American people, it benefits the special interests at the expense of the national interest. This bill does not demonstrate how to do things in Washington, but how to do things for Washington.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:32:54 +0000
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