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Good & Bad of Farm Bill Save Email Print
Posted: 9:56 AM May 15, 2008
Last Updated: 9:56 AM May 15, 2008
Reporter: The Associated Press
Email Address: news@wsaz.com

In a photo provided by Jack Rabin, associate director of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, Rutgers master gardener Ginna Anderson re-plants seedlings of the Rutgers Ramapo tomato at a Rutgers research farm in Pittstown, N.J., April 12, 2007. (AP Photo/Rutgers)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A $300 billion national farm bill contains a little something for everyone, including tax breaks for Kentucky racehorse owners.

Supporters are hoping to bring in enough votes to send the White House a strong message when the House and Senate consider the bill's final version this week.

President Bush has threatened to veto the five-year bill, saying it is too expensive and too generous to wealthy farmers.

The House was expected to take up the legislation Wednesday and the Senate should follow by the end of the week. A two-thirds majority in both chambers - a harder feat in the more urban House - would neutralize the administration's threat.

Buried in the bill is a tax break for horse owners included by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky.

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Posted by: Anonymous on May 16, 2008 at 12:46 PM
When is the small farmer ever going to get a break. Sure Washington would give horse farmers a fair shake because they all own horse farms. But what about the small farmers that are trying to feed their families and others

Posted by: Anonymous on May 15, 2008 at 08:49 PM
WEALTHY FARMERS SHOULD NOT GET A TAX BREAK WHEN THE POOR HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING!

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