Putting the Farm Bill in Perspective

Posted on July 31, 2008 | Leave a comment

Number of farms in the U.S. — about 2.1 million.

Cost of the 2008 farm bill — $300 billion over five years.

That’s nearly $150,000 per farm, at a time of high food prices.

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