Time to kick farmers off the federal dole?

THE FARMER DOLE, AN ISSUE: Doug Bandow thinks it's time to kick farmers off the federal dole. Money quote: "Washington must cut spending. Suggesting that Uncle Sam go on a fiscal diet predictably triggers the cry:  What about the poor?   But despite their rhetoric politicians do not spend much time worrying about those in poverty.  The two biggest domestic programs provide middle class welfare:  Social Security and Medicare.  The Pentagon mostly provides welfare for populous and prosperous allies throughout Asia and Europe. The rest of the federal budget is filled with outrageous special interest pay-offs.  Consider the agricultural dole."