10 Reasons the Farm Bill Makes No Sense | Cato Institute

10 Reasons the Farm Bill Makes No Sense | Cato Institute: "In 2011, the average income of farm households was $87,289, or 25 percent more than the $69,677 average of all U.S. households. Farm subsidies even go to millionaire farmland owners such as Mark Rockefeller and Ted Turner."

"In recent years, the biggest 10 percent of farm businesses have received three-quarters of farm subsidies,"

"Farm programs draw marginal farmland into production and encourage the overuse of fertilizers. Lands that might otherwise be used for forests or wetlands get drawn into farm use. Florida sugar cane cultivation, for example, causes substantial damage to the Everglades, yet it thrives because of import protections."