"Ross Cassell -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in
news:20224$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 RS>> I paid thousands and thousands into Social Security during the
 RC>   time I RS> was working. Shit, I even worked at a cheese factory!

 RC> But you are not drawing from Social Security, you are drawing from a
 RC> program that is only administered by the same agency. Your check comes
 RC> out of the general fund.

Oh.

 RS>> When are *YOU* (yes you,) going to start battling against the
 RS>> government subsidies tobacco farmers in your state get?

 RC> SC is not that big a tobacco grower as Tennessee or North Carolina.

Doesn't matter, they get direct subsidies.

 RC> Aside from that the taxes on tobacco are going through the roof.

Good.

 RS>> I've already shown how corn farmers get thiese direct subsidies,
 RC>   they RS> get in a month more than I would get in 25 years.

 RS>> Oh that's different!

 RC> Yes it is.

Corn growers make huge profits, every year.
Find me a sweetened product that doesn't have that high-fructose corn
syrup in it.

Corn growers don't need direct subsidies.

Speaking of which, Congressnut Michelle "Government handouts are
socialism" Bachmann has receive $250,000 from the government for her
farm.
For growing NOTHING.

Her reaction to this news? The usual, "No comment."

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