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Worst Legislation Ever?

It's not everyday that you see Congress pass a bill that:

1. Gives billions to wealthy corporate agri-businesses...
2. ...in a time of skyrocketing food prices and shortages
3. Consigns third-world farmers who have cheaper, better products to continued poverty
4. Subsidizes the high-fat, high-sugar diet that is killing 100,000s of Americans
5. Does nothing to address actual hunger in this country
6. Encourages land-use policies that will exacerbate global warming, erosion, and the destruction of natural habitat
7. Fosters the consolidation of an already concentrated farming industry
8. Leaves taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 5 years
9. Raises food prices for the rest of us...
10. ...And in some Twilight Zone universe, is sensibly and honorably opposed by George W. Bush.

Whew, so glad we have Nancy Pelosi in charge now!

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on May 15, 2008 (boomark / email).