[napscoordinator]

I read the entire news article that was provided at the link and did not see anything at all about Food Stamps. They did mention Milk going sky high if they do not pass this bill. I am not sure about that since milk is cheap as heck already. 3.50 dollars a gallon at 10 glasses (at least) is only 35 cents a glass. I mean I am not sure that they need to pass 1 trillion just to keep milk from going to 5 dollars a gallon or 50 cents a glass.

[SkyPilot]

I read the entire news article that was provided at the link and did not see anything at all about Food Stamps.

They won't tell you that in the article. Most news stories won't even tell you that the Farm Bill is 80% Food Stamps either.

This is not a farm bill; it's a food stamp bill. Food stamps make up roughly 80 percent of the bill. The 20 percent of the bill that is left is mostly handouts in the form of corporate welfare and other programs that benefit special interests.

Source: Heritage Foundation

[jjotto]

http://nfu.org/farmbill

The farm bill is an extensive, omnibus piece of legislation that is reauthorized roughly every five years.

‘Farm bill’ is really a misnomer, because although the legislation does contain a number of provisions that are critical to family farmers’, ranchers’, and fruit and vegetable growers’ economic success, more than 75 percent of the bill’s funding is allocated for nutrition assistance for the underprivileged, both in the United States and abroad.

Much of the remaining provisions relate to rural business development, incentives for renewable energy production, and protection of our country’s most precious natural resources.

So, above all, the farm bill is really a food, energy and jobs bill, and all consumers, farmers and rural Americans have a responsibility to be engaged in the farm bill debate...

[ontap]

They did mention Milk going sky high

Typical progressive horses#!&....we have to spend billions to save you pennies....the price of milk should reflect the cost of producing it!!!

[SgtHooper]

The Farm Bill has always been the bloated vehicle for food stamp entitlements. THAT is where the major cost is.