Farm Bureau wants income guarantee from taxpayers
In the United States today, it seems that maximizing profits means
influencing politicians to provide taxpayer subsidies while seeking
protection from laws and rules that protect the interests of the public.
The U.S. farm bill is an example.
The goal of the agribusiness lobby and Farm Bureau is to gain guaranteed
income from the taxpayers while shedding risk and responsibility for
damage being done to our natural heritage and quality of life.
Maximizing profits through exports of grain and meat means big profits
for some and a better balance of trade for the United States, but it also
means more soil loss, poorer water and air quality, worse public health
and lower quality swimming, boating, fishing and hunting for the rest of
us.
Why can we not strike a balance between a strong farm economy and a
healthy, rural quality of life? Maybe that is what President Craig Lang
was asking for before he left the Farm Bureau.
— Mike Delaney, Des Moines

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