Farm Bill Fun

(via Yglesias) The Farm Bill is probably the most influential bill that no one pays any attention to. Everyone loves small family farms (I do - I have one) and any incentives to help the little guy, but the Farm bill is mostly one big corporate subsidy. It affects trade, environment/land use , food, and health policy. Anyone who likes Michael Pollan, Food Inc., or has an interest in organic food ... or who cares about obesity and corporate welfare should pay attention to the joined-at-the-hip relationship between Ag politics and Big corporations.

Tonight Obama is supposed to propose a spending freeze in the SOTU. . . but Big Ag committee chairs will probably ignore that and keep on subsidizing the big guys.