{"id":27584,"date":"2008-11-26T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:01","slug":"2584-too-many-us-farmers-get-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2584-too-many-us-farmers-get-subsidies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cToo many\u201d US farmers get subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\">\n<link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cxie.lei%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4\n \n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}\n@font-face\n\t{\"\\@SimSun\";\n\tpanose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";}\nh1\n\t{\n\tmargin-right:0cm;\n\tmargin-left:0cm;\n\tfont-size:24.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tfont-weight:bold;}\np\n\t{\n\tmargin-right:0cm;\n\tmargin-left:0cm;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";}\n@page Section1\n\t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;\n\tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}\ndiv.Section1\n\t{page:Section1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-\"Times New Roman\";}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--> <\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta>\n<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><span>The report &ndash; undertaken by the auditing branch of Congress, the General Accounting Office (GAO) &ndash; said that between 2003 and 2006 more than 2,700 ineligible people whose gross incomes were above US$2.5 million received more than US$49 million in farm subsidy payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><span>The US$49 million in potential overpayments is a small percentage of total farm payments, but &quot;that&#8217;s a lot of money that can go for school lunch programs for low-income kids, or it could be a bottom-line on the deficit,&quot; said Iowa senator Chuck Grassley, the Republican on the finance committee who asked for the GAO audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>About US$16 billion per year goes to farmers and farm entities who participate in programs meant to stabilise incomes when prices drop or to help protect sensitive land.&nbsp; However, these types of programs have long been unpopular because they are seen as encouraging overproduction, harming world markets and giving money to people who do not need it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE4AO8Y620081125\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too many wealthy farmers continue to receive US farm subsidies despite income caps meant to exclude them from participation, reported Reuters, citing a congressional report.  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