Farming for riches

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Author(s) John McCain
Source Chicago Tribune
Date May 20, 2008
URL http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-oped0520mccainmay20,0,7518430.story
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Quotes-start.png "As grocery bills soar, food banks go bare and food rationing occurs on a global scale, we must challenge the wisdom of this bill. We must question policies that divert more than 25 percent of corn out of the food supply and into subsidized ethanol production. We must question a supply-control sugar program that costs Americans $2 billion annually in higher sugar prices." Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Bill should be passed on the topic 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.