I like that position. He should be praised to the hilt when he gets something right.
I am wondering if the phrase “that are not based on clear need” will turn out to be the equivalent of “or the health of the mother.”
If there was just some way to make him believe illegal alien amnesty is entitlement-program spending.
I believe the American farmer, large and small would be far better off without any protective tariffs, subsidies, guaranteed payments or crop insurance.
The WSJ ran an update on tobacco farming last year, noting that all tobacco subsidies and growing restrictions were scrapped a few years ago. Farmers were now able to grow tobacco anywhere and anyway they chose with no taxpayer cushion, tobacco is now more profitable than ever as a result.
Just take that example and extend it over the whole damn industry and prepare to be pleasantly surprised.
Willie Nelson songs not withstanding, I like to think the American farmer can stand on his own two feet just fine if allowed to do so and does not need to be preserved at taxpayer expense like some human theme-park exhibit.