Corporate welfare down on the farm (Posted Sept. 8, 2010)
Should Kentucky's checkbook be posted online?
Many believe agricultural subsidies from Washington help sustain Kentucky's small family farms. The truth is, most of the funds go to the largest, wealthiest operations. Ten percent of Kentucky farmers grabbed more than $1.2 billion of the $1.5 billion that flowed into the commonwealth between 1995 and 2009.