Here are some numbers from AP.
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Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than 1 percent.
A breakdown of the bill:
_ Food stamps and other domestic nutrition programs such as emergency food assistance: just over 66 percent, about $200 billion.
_ Subsidies for rice, cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops: 14 percent, around $43 billion.
_ Conservation programs to set aside or protect environmentally sensitive farmland: 9 percent, about $27 billion.
_ Crop insurance to help farmers protect against losses: 8 percent, about $23 billion.
_ Foreign food aid would make up less than 1 percent of the bill, costing less than $200 million. The bulk of international food assistance is in annual appropriations bills.
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...WiAaAD90LU8CG1
Rich farmers do pretty well no matter how we parse the numbers.
Some project the bill will cost the average family about $2,500 per year. Even if you think that number is high, not many think the cost would be zero or a savings for the average family.
Too bad people don't have much interest in somthing that has such a big economic impact.