End Farm Subsidies for the Rich? Welfare for the Rich, Phil Harvey

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Should we end farm subsidies for the rich and billionaires? Phil Harvey argues for subsidies for the rich that are outdated, wasteful, or not intended for the wealthy. Jason Hartman interviews Phil Harvey about his book Welfare for the Rich and they discuss some of the ""unnecessary"" subsidies received by billionaires that are paid for by taxpayers.
0:00 Phil Harvey Introduction
1:07 How are taxpayers getting burned by welfare going to many of the wrong places?
5:00 Jason and Phil discuss the bonuses received by owners of farmland for no apparent reason.
6:55 50 billionaire members of the Forbes 400 received $6.3 million in farm subsidies
11:57 Some coastal cities have zoned land in such a way that housing has become unaffordable.
17:12 Is the open spaces argument, “you’ve already got yours, so you’re not going to share?”
19:48 Everyone pays twice as much as they should have to pay for sugar, to benefit which sugar baron?
21:08 Should we eliminate lobbyists?

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