Nation : Farmers’ Dependence on Taxes Hit
From Times wire services
WASHINGTON —
Agriculture Secretary-designate Clayton K. Yeutter said today at his confirmation hearing that American agriculture is still far too dependent on taxpayers for its livelihood.
“That is unhealthy, and it is almost unsustainable in the long run. Secondly, we have a major budgetary crunch on our hands” and the Agriculture Department budget cannot expect to escape the problem, he told the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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