Show Farm Subsidies President Nixon recently lost a fight in Congress as so many who have gone before before before be be- fore him to have reduce government government government gov gov- outlays to farmers in the way of subsidy pay pay- ments THERES THERE'S NO doubt a better better better bet bet- ter way to subsidize farmers than the present system which sometimes works against itself Eventually some subsidies are are certain to be reduced because as much or more can be accomplished by improved im im- pro proved pro programs which will help more farmers ON THE other hand a look at the cost to the taxpayer of farm subsidy payments shows that farmers with a very low relative income except for a few corporation farmers farm farm- ers are not feeding excessively excessively excessively from the public trough Corporations doing business with the government various educators and businesses and their study grants government govern govern- g govern government vern- vern ment employees Congressmen Congress Congress- men and others are getting much more comparatively IF THERES THERE'S an underpaid profession in the nation its it's that of the individual farmer Its It's difficult to fret too much over some slack in this subsidy subsidy subsidy sub sub- sidy program when so many others get so much ch more |