Personally, I'm outraged that my tax money goes towards farm subsidies. Now, don't get me wrong, I want to see the [legendary] "family farm" succeed, but farm subsidies tend to go to the larger, super-profitable, monoculture farms whose products don't benefit many Americans (unless you own stock in Monsanto, Cargill, et al.), and can in fact hurt consumers through their land-use policies and GM/GMO and E. coli-ridden products.
Here's some articles that should interest you:
Farm subsidies: Beyond Simplistic Outrage
Farm Lobby Beats Back Assault On Subsidies
Betting the Farm
If you, too, are pi**ed off, contact your agricultural committee state representatives.
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