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To: MSI who wrote (280385)	7/25/2002 3:55:28 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Read Replies (2) of 769667

MSI: Re Farm Subsidies: THE DAILY OUTRAGE: thehill.com Farm bill scrutiny "Buried in the fine print of the election-year farm bill (H.R. 2646) that cleared Congress last week are provisions that strike troubling blows against the First Amendment. A little-noticed section of the bill would bar journalists from keeping track of outlays for many taxpayer-funded conservation programs. That’s because the measure designates the subsidies to be doled out to farmers that sign up for these programs as proprietary information. In the past, reporters with access to farm subsidy data have brought to light repeated cases of fraud in the application process. But under this legislation, they’ll no longer be able to do so. The records to be sealed have also pointed out major disparities in the distribution of federal farm grants." reason.com This police state horseshit, writ large. The taxpayer can't find out where his/her money is going? This is evil and needs to be exposed as a corruption of democracy!! And, apparently, MSI, people like you and me are left to do it. Via the Internet. bia

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