Comments on: Sugarcoating the Cost of Special Interest Subsidies with Food Stamps http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/ Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: jpmhofct http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9989 jpmhofct Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:41:35 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9989 Subsidies and regulations are the tools whereby the Government gets to decide what industry (or even individual company) is benefitted or damaged.

The addition of costs and requirements or the introduction of a tax incentive or loan or grant or protection against competrition are the staples of Lobbyist influence peddlling in DC. A President who spends time attending more fund raising events than the Presidency recorded for any other in History is very well aqware how this game is played and he has shown clearly he is able to play to his constituancy to “redistribute the wealth” to them and increase the costs to those that they wish to see decline.
Obviously the “SUIGAR MIUST BE SWEET” to the Democratic Party and its Rino brothers.

]]> By: standingonthewall http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9848 standingonthewall Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:49:46 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9848 has been shown to have claws. How I long for the day when the 10th Amendment (and the rest of our constitution) is taken seriously.

Great post, Dan. Thank you very much.

]]> By: michaelbowler http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9845 michaelbowler Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:26:10 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9845 ARE GOVERNMENT welfare.

If we should have subsidies, then we should also have free food…

Sounds pretty absurd, no?

It needs to taken out of the hands of legislators, by amendment. An amendment that says the government may not give any money, tax breaks or other special treatment to ANY industry.

It’s a shame, we have to consider taking powers away from elected officials, only because they cannot be expected to act responsibly on their own.

]]> By: davesinsanantonio http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9844 davesinsanantonio Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:40:05 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9844 I’m not saying that’s a bad thing.
Maybe we need to report voting differently.

Voted yes
Voted no
Voted present
Abstained
Absent
Voted beholden
Or, some such. If all votes were reported truthfully and fully, Our congressional employees might do a better job of remembering who they really work for. And, it would be easier for the rest of us to know when it was time for re-training or replacing them.

]]> By: drfredc http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9827 drfredc Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9827 Those who get campaign donations from special interests ought to be required to recuse themselves from votes on issues related to those special interests.

]]> By: renny http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/06/14/sugarcoating-the-cost-of-special-interest-subsidies-with-food-stamps/#comment-9826 renny Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:43:53 +0000 http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/?p=3808#comment-9826 since gadzillions go to mega-businesses and not small farmers and small farmers often get paid for for not growing on their driveways and ponds. Plus, the Ag. Department practically has an employee for every working farmer and should be pruned back like a vine in autumn.

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