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Agriculture

Government subsidies of agriculture have grown ever larger in recent years. These tax dollar handouts are an affront to the free market principles that economic growth depends on. The following Heritage Foundation studies expose the extent of waste on subsidy programs, and point out solutions for improving agricultural policy to benefit farmers, consumers and taxpayers alike.

 



 
 
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The Unintended Consequences of Biofuels
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