Plowing ground in Washington
Subtitle: the political economy of U.S. agriculture
By: B. Delworth Gardner.
Publisher: Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Agriculture and state -- United States; Agricultural price supports -- United States; Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Description: In Plowing Ground in Washington B. Delworth Gardner explores the wasteful and perverse consequences of our current agricultural policy. Farm subsidies reduce our standard of living and redistribute income from taxpayers and consumers to farmers and landowners who are typically richer than average Americans. In effect, we pay twice: first in taxes to provide subsidies, and then at the grocery store in the form of higher prices due to the distortion subsidies cause in the marketplace.

Moreover, farm subsidies have serious environmental consequences that are often forgotten in the debate about farm policy. Gardner's reasoned argument for government reform in the agricultural sector is both powerful and compelling.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.