Lawmakers from both parties have found something on which many agree: Elimination of the cash payments program for farmers, which costs taxpayers about $5 billion a year.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Stop giving farmers wasteful subsidies
Monday, October 31, 2011 | 5:09 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:51 p.m. CDT, Monday, October 31, 2011
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