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WTO takes on U.S. farm subsidies
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The organization is reviewing a complaint by Canada and Brazil that could create a trade catastrophe for the U.S.


December 19 2007

The overwhelming passage of a disastrous farm bill in the Senate last week proves that common sense doesn't stand a chance against the awesome political might of Midwest agribusiness. A grass-roots campaign to highlight the damage wrought on taxpayers, consumers and Third World economies by farm subsidies had zero impact on senators, who passed legislation that would leave the current system largely unchanged for another five years. It didn't take long for the risks of this move to become apparent.

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