Source: Tal Coley, REAL CLEAR POLICY, 7/3/18

Every five years, Congress goes to work to renew the farm bill, an expansive and far-reaching legislative package that guides the nation’s agricultural policy. And every five years, that same legislation comes under attack from a wide range of critics from across the political spectrum. The basic reasoning is almost always the same: Given the fact that fewer and fewer Americans make their living from raising crops and livestock, why do we still need a costly farm bill? 

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