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In reply to the discussion: Welfare For Me, Not For Thee: Joni Ernst Edition... [View all]LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)29. Farm subsidies won't be on the chopping block ever. They are sacrosanct.
It can be argued that we all benefit from lower food prices because of these subsidies, but actually feeding the poorest among us ... not so much.
It's true, Joni's family took government handouts. Media Matters has this to say about it.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/01/21/media-ignore-the-government-subsidies-helping-j/202221
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Forget that she became a Socialist when she joined the Military, working on the taxpayer's dime.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2015
#3
She's been on the taxpayers' dime since she graduated from college, in one way or another.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#38
You forgot to add in the value of the government contracts joni phoney sent his way.
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#39
She's anti choice and anti gay, opposed to the Federal Minimum Wage, wishes to dismantle the EPA
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2015
#8
Let me see if I understand you correctly. You're saying that "many at DU" don't want to attack
ND-Dem
Jan 2015
#41
How can she be so hypocritical?! Oh wait.. she's republicon. Throwin the con at the SOTU
Cha
Jan 2015
#25
Conservation Reserve Program is sort of like renting land to the government.
HereSince1628
Jan 2015
#27
Farm subsidies won't be on the chopping block ever. They are sacrosanct.
LiberalAndProud
Jan 2015
#29