August 3, 2006 10:12AM 

# The Welfare Kings of Farming 

By [Sallie James](https://www.cato.org/people/sallie-james) 

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There is an excellent [op-ed](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg3aug03,0,5959522.column?coll=la-opinion-center) in today’s *LA Times* on the special kind of corporate welfare given to farmers. David Boaz and I have both written blog entries ([here](https://www.cato.org/2006/07/18/the-incredible-expanding-farm-program/) and [here](https://www.cato.org/2006/08/02/hillarys-rural-renaissance/)) and done [podcasts](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php) on the topic (mine on 05/30/06 and David’s on 07/25/06). As the farm bill comes up for extension/​review/​obliteration (okay, that last one was a bit optimistic), this topic is one to watch.

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