The Environmental Working Group, using the Freedom of Information Act, has developed a list of farmers and the federal subsidies they received. Among its findings were that 23 members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, received $6.1 million in federal farm subsidies from 1995 to 2011. [Note to budget cutters: this might be a good place to start.]
If you’d like to see the amount of subsidies to your local farmers, go to <www.ewg.org/farmsubsidies>. Click on “U.S. Farm Subsidy Database” on the right side menu. Then type in your zip code and be prepared to be amazed.
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