If you are familiar with the concept of golden handcuffs You will understand the tragedy of this Farm Bill that mercifully went down to Defeat. This bill represents the worst kind of bondage. Dependency on Government. It places people in chains and shackles. For those on the SNAP program The chains are forged of plastic. For farmers it is a bondage of barbed wire. It keeps them under control. Forces them to farm the government rather than their fields. Everyone who receives benefits from this catastrophe assumes they cannot live without it..... so they stay hooked to the government nipple. No one is better off with this Farm bill.

House defeats farm bill in surprise move

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A broad five-year farm bill went down to a surprise defeat in the House on Thursday when Republican conservatives revolted against the legislation, arguing that it would cost too much, while Democrats defected, saying it would not spend enough on their priorities.