hogwash

[Guest guest]

Factory hog farms, as well as the cattle and poultry industries, are

pressuring the U.S. Congress to pass a bill that would use taxpayer

dollars to help the farms pay for cleaning up their environmental

messes. The U.S. EPA is considering costly regulations to reduce

pollution from the livestock operations -- and the industries don't

want to get stuck with the bill. The House Agriculture Committee has

approved a measure that would lift the cap on the size of livestock

operations eligible for federal environmental aid. Even the largest

and most profitable operations could receive $200,000 of taxpayer

dollars over 10 years. Enviros and small-farm advocates are decrying

the measure as corporate welfare.

 

straight to the source: Washington Post, John Lancaster, 17 Aug 2001

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[Guest guest]

Don't the animal-farmers just make you sick? I think our government is

preparing the farmers for a future with less subsidy - hopefully.

 

The unions are trying to stop children working on farms - the farmers say

they won't survive without them (slave-labour). Shame.

 

Jo

 

> Factory hog farms, as well as the cattle and poultry industries, are

> pressuring the U.S. Congress to pass a bill that would use taxpayer

> dollars to help the farms pay for cleaning up their environmental

> messes. The U.S. EPA is considering costly regulations to reduce

> pollution from the livestock operations -- and the industries don't

> want to get stuck with the bill. The House Agriculture Committee has

> approved a measure that would lift the cap on the size of livestock

> operations eligible for federal environmental aid. Even the largest

> and most profitable operations could receive $200,000 of taxpayer

> dollars over 10 years. Enviros and small-farm advocates are decrying

> the measure as corporate welfare.