Archive for the ‘farm+bill’ Category

Air ambulances address issue of obese patients

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

The obesity epidemic meets the health care crisis. Meanwhile, we continue subsidizing corn syrup.Read the full story

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Mix-up on House override of farm bill

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

"We are trying to understand the ramifications of this congressional farm bill foul-up. We haven't found a precedent for a congressional blunder of this magnitude," said Scott Stanzel, a White House spokesman. "It looks like it may be back to square one for them."Read the full story

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The Debate Over Subsidizing Snacks

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Increasingly, people are blaming the farm bill, and the longstanding agriculture policy it embodies, for some of the problems afflicting the country: the growth in obesity, the increase in food poisonings, and the disappearance of the family farm.Read the full story

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