Wildly misguided farm policy creates oceans of red ink for taxpayers across Kansas, U.S.

Wildly misguided farm policy creates oceans of red ink for taxpayers across US

A farmer stores grain near Eldridge, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)“Check here if you, or your spouse if filing jointly, want even more of your money to go into the Farm Subsidy Kitty. Taxes might have to increase in the future to pay for it.” Let’s face it: $1.4 trillion dollars is a lot of dough. Adding $20 billion, $10 billion and then $12 billion makes it real money — all for a new farm bill, recoupment fr…

Wildly misguided farm policy creates oceans of red ink for taxpayers across Kansas, U.S.

A farmer stores grain near Eldridge, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)“Check here if you, or your spouse if filing jointly, want even more of your money to go into the Farm Subsidy Kitty. Taxes might have to increase in the future to pay for it.” Let’s face it: $1.4 trillion dollars is a lot of dough. Adding $20 billion, $10 billion and then $12 billion makes it real money — all for a new farm bill, recoupment fr…