Ranchers taking advantage of USDA disaster program

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ranchers taking advantage of USDA disaster program
Jul 9, 2:05 PM EDT
By HENRY C. JACKSON
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers and ranchers who suffered heavy livestock and grazing losses due to extreme weather in the past three years have been quick to take advantage of newly available disaster relief funds.

The agency said in a progress report released Wednesday that it has distributed more than $1 billion in relief funds - a little less than half the overall amount predicted in the recently passed farm bill - in just over three months.

The USDA says it has processed and delivered more than 106,000 payments to farmers in 40 states as of July 2.

The agency estimates it will spend $2.5 billion overall on disaster relief cases from 2011 to 2014.


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[atreides1]

1. Got to wonder?

How many of these same ranchers are like Cliven Bundy...or preach about "standing on their own"?

But not ashamed to take money from Uncle Sam...nope, not at all!

[TxVietVet]

4. Cliven Bundy's religious beliefs may be very conservative but taking welfare is part of it.

Conservanazis call it "starving the beast". Basically, all assistance from the government is "an entitlement or welfare" except when a conservanazi wants it. It helps to destroy the government they hate because they don't want to be ruled over by anyone other than an annoited conservanazi gunnut.

http://www.williamkwolfrum.com/2011/04/18/the-first-rule-of-starving-the-beast-is-you-do-not-mention-starving-the-beast/

[PearliePoo2]

2. Oh yeah...you know how this will go!

"keep the damn Guvmit out of my business!"
(while an out-stretched hand is taking the old cash-ola...)

[TxVietVet]

5. It's only GOOD if it benefits them.

Selfishness and hypocrisy are two words the conservanuts don't understand.

[kemah]

6. Cliven Bundy first in line, while complaining about government intrusion

Same thing with disaster relief in other states, cut government spending bumper stickers while complaining they are not getting enough money for their 20 year old double wide.

[Coventina]

7. If they'd actually read their Bibles, they'd know how Jesus felt about hypocrites.

But, of course, hypocrites never see themselves as such.

[Cryptoad]

8. Bundy loves to suckle that big Federal Teat! nt