After failing on the House floor by a wide margin a month ago, the chamber last week managed to pass H.R. 2, the farm bill, by a slim two-vote margin. Chock-full of misguided subsidies and projected to cost close to $900 billion over 10 years, the measure is a triumph of logrolling and crony capitalism over common sense and free-market principles.
With the fight over agriculture policy now shifting to the Senate, it’s time for conservatives to demand serious reforms to the antiquated farm safety net.
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