Get a clue!
So the US government pays landowners to NOT farm on what USED to be farmland. Oh boy, here we go. First off, this has been going on for years and years and should not be news to anyone.
But in these divided times, with the Big Spending Republicans going hog wild on spending our money, this should be an outrage.
"Even though Donald R. Matthews put his sprawling new residence in the heart of rice country, he is no farmer. He is a 67-year-old asphalt contractor who wanted to build a dream house for his wife of 40 years.
Yet under a federal agriculture program approved by Congress, his 18-acre suburban lot receives about $1,300 in annual "direct payments," because years ago the land was used to grow rice." more here
Yet under a federal agriculture program approved by Congress, his 18-acre suburban lot receives about $1,300 in annual "direct payments," because years ago the land was used to grow rice." more here
