Farm subsidies: A gift for the wealthy?
| July 29, 2007 |  View for printing |
Utah doesn't get much of the national subsidy pie, but most of what it does get goes to the wealthiest Utahns
A billionaire, a U.S. cabinet member, lobbyists, a polygamous clan and a sports team owner are among the few Utahns paid federal farm subsidies in a state where four out of five farmers get nothing. The majority of those few Utahns who do get subsidies receive small checks. The average payment for 80 percent of the state's recipients is $612 annually - compared with $18,300 for the top 10 percent. That top tier also collects 65 percent of all payments flowing into Utah.
By Dawn House The Salt Lake Tribune
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