|
Wed Jul 14, 2010 at 13:49:22 PM PDT
|
|
| UPDATE: I got this one wrong when I first reported it. Apparently, Judith Biggert (R-IL), who represents the town where I grew up), never actually proposed an amendment. And that makes sense because I don't think her idea is within the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor committee anyway. She recommended lowering the amount of Adjusted Gross Income a farmer could make both on-farm and off in order to be eligible for subsidies. After she said it, I sent around an email to other ag policy geeks, including some who are even geekier than myself. They told me that AGI was a bad measure to go by to cap subsidies because anyone with a decent accountant could figure out how to duck under the law and qualify for subsidies anyway. A better idea, they said, were payment limits, capping subsidies at a certain amount (like $250,000). And that sounds good to me. |
| Jill Richardson :: House Republican Wants to Reform Ag Subsidies |
|
|
|
