Joe Glauber, former chief economist for USDA, tweets here:
The US farm sector just reported its 4th highest net farm income since 1970 (adjusting for inflation). So why more aid when there are millions out of work? 👇👇👇 https://t.co/HZuW99hyFy
— JoeGlauber--IFPRI (@JoeGlauber1) December 22, 2020
responding to this:
Congress should not give #farmers, who already have numerous safety net programs, more aid. @JoeGlauber1, @dwschanz, and Vince Smith argue congress should aid Americans facing #hunger instead in @thehill. #COVID19 https://t.co/1Ti3ogwWlp
— Philip H🌐xie (@phoxie58) December 22, 2020Which in turn links to this AEI post.
Over at the Facebook group for FSA employees there was surprise and some consternation at the prospect of doing another round of payments.
NASCOE has a summary here.
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