The Times Praises Farmer-Legislators

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/08/the-times-praises-farmer-legislators

"Congress used to be dominated by farmers, and it is unfortunate that Mr. Tester and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa are the only ones left in the Senate who still actively work the fields," the New York Times writes in an editorial.

Yeah, if we had more senators who were farmers, federal crop subsidies and protectionist tariffs on imported ethanol would probably be even bigger than they are now.

by Ira Stoll  |  Aug 11, 2010 at 10:38 am Related Topics:  Politics, Press receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list