[laweeks]

USDA? Isn’t that the government agency that has more people working for it than there are farmers in America? Another agency gone nuts in its size and focus. Should be removed along with the Dept. of Education, EPA, etc.

[Defiant]

Back-door reparations?

[Gene Eric]

Long way to get to the money quote:

“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”

I don’t consider farmers to be opportunists, but no doubt someone can set me straight on that thought.

[Gator113]

Reparations by any other name......

[Irenic]

I’m glad somebody went further into this story.

This is such a case of corruption and abuse of the system, I hope it’s not the last we hear of this.

This whole mess needs to be busted wide open and STOPPED, elsewise it’s never ending and very Cloward-Piven-ish.

[MilspecRob]

So farm benefit programs, are now the new “Particular Institution” of a old class of farmers?

[jimfree]

Ye shall know fraud by the magnitude of its settlement!

[I see my hands]

Maybe they should get a state trooper to flag down traffic to their roadside stands.

[BonRad]

what an outrage

[crescen7]

surprisingly little interest in this. I wrote and posted about this 2 weeks ago. (groovy video too)

http://drilldown.blogtownhall.com/2010/02/23/back_door_reparations___pigford_ii_-_usda_settlement.thtml

[IrishCatholic]

bookmark.