Farm Subsidies
President Bush just signed a $190-billion farm subsidy bill guaranteeing higher subsidies to Midwest and Southern farmers, where key political races will decide which party controls Congress next year, and putting additional bucks onto large corporate-farm profit lines (May 14).
At the same time, President Bush is trying to again cut Medicare payments to doctors, hospitals and other care providers in an attempt to cover some prescription drug costs. Once again, party-politics dollars given to a few win out over the need for a better medical care system for all U.S. citizens.
Robert O. Dettloff
Huntington Beach
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