This should be a great indication of what will happen to our taxes in the future if democrats win the White House. Why would anyone who has an income of $500,000 need government support? More unnecessary spending by the Federal Government means more taxes on the middle income citizens.

Umm.. Jim.. it's veto-proof.. that means the Republicans are part of it. Plenty of blame to share.

It's an election year, no way they wouldn't vote for pork like this...

Jim

Where were you when the Republicans were busting the bank during the Bush years?

We coulda used your help then.

Okay. So ask yourself if the farmers are getting special discounts on the fertilizer they need, on the feed for livestocdk, for the machinery and fuel they buy just to run their farms. Don't think it's all profit. Generally, what does it cost farmers to realize a gross income of $500,000 on a farm? The more important part of the farm bill is the portion of it which provides food programs for hungry people. Worried about paying too much to farmers?? Has anyone checked out the record profits made by oil companies, or the cost of war, or the "subsidies" to businesses such as Halliburton?

Agribuisness like Archer-Daniels-Midland just got MORE subsides, (your tax dollars) why the remaining family farmers just got to compete against not only them but thanks to NAFTA and CAFTA and GATT, there competing against China, Russia, and the other unregulated/sewer nations with no reguard to safety for crops or workers. And none of your elected representatives seem to have a problem with any of this. I think you should give them a call. Unless you like eating genetically modifed food. (Oh, I just love my tomatoes with the blubber fish gene in them, don't you?)

First off farmers might be getting record GROSS incomes, but their NET income is still often below national averages. They have to pay the same fuel prices the rest of us do, and their fertilizers are all petroleum based, seed companies have them by the short and curlys and their farm gate prices are pennies on the dollar to what we pay at the store. Thanks to the new farm bill tarrifs on agricultural inports from said countries will help to pay the bills. Sure it is a big bill, but have you looked at the rate the USA is lossing farms? For every five farmers that retire only one steps up to take their place. If this was an easy industry to make money at those numbers would be reversed! So when you are eating your dinner tonight, thank a farmer and pray that we as a nation do everything we can to keep them around.

Dan, I totally agree with you. You said what I was trying to say. Farmers deserve a break after so many years of struggle to make ends meet. The cost of farming today is driving too many farmers out of the business of growing food. As with any legislation, there are loopholes, but many of the farmers who are getting those subsidies everyone is up in arms about, need them.

There is always the few that ruin it for the rest. But because it is called the "Farm Bill" it draws attention to farmers. A big chunk of the Farm Bill funds go to many many other programs that do not have anything to do with farm subsidies.

Are you people crazy?!?! "Farmers need a break", eh? Well so do the rest of the American people, but you don't see the rest of us with our collective hands out. If we aren't making money we either (1) get better paying jobs; or (2) switch industries altogether. If our American farmers can't complete with overseas shippers then the free market has done it's job and eliminated them. And for BUSH, yes, that's right...BUSH call ANYTHING "fiscally irresponsible" is simply the pinnacle of hypocracy (and just when you thought this corrupt administration couldn't get any dumber).

Fellas,
You just don't get it. The oil producing nations have us where they want us. Just think if the nations that export food into the U.S. had no competion, what do you think you would be paying for food. The farm families are quickly falling out of the picture.
There is not one major seed company that is U.S. owned today. Think about that. Yea, we have seed banks, but just how long do you think that bank would last if the seed companies cut us off. I am not a farmer, once was, but now I still work in the agricultural industry.
When you get to the point you have a clue as to what you are talking about, you may no longer make these negative posts.