View source for Harvest of shame: Senate farm bill feeds subsidies to agribusiness

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|author=The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board
|source=The Salt Lake Tribune
|date=December 19, 2007
|url=http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_7762663
|quote="The bill expands the already bloated subsidies for wheat, barley, oats and soybeans, despite record prices for those crops. It does not reduce direct payments, which many farmers receive for simply owning land and growing crops on it. These antiquated policies subsidize rich investors, feed the unhealthy American diet, distort international trade and enable the rape of the environment."
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