 let s really fix the farm bill  michigan rsquo s senator stabenow is working hard to get her farm bill passed before the end of this month she just needs a little cooperation compromise and tweaking and then she feels they can pass it the truth this  100000000000000  pig needs a serious overhaul this is who the bill really benefits   food stamp recipients are up 70 percent since 2008 47800000 people   eighty percent of the bill rsquo s spending is spent on food stamps  the other 20 percent of the bill contains subsidies and price supports that transfer money to wealthy farmers while raising grocery and tax bills  the average farm household earns 53 percent more than the average us household  of 175 billion paid to farmers annually 80 percent of that goes to the wealthiest 15 to 20 percent of farmers  americans pay twice the amount that world consumers pay for sugar due to agricultural price supports  taxpayers pay 11 billion in loans to sugar producers annually  the bottom line is that congress needs to get serious about the farm bill and start from scratch welfare and subsidies need to be addressed realistically for an article on stabenow rsquo s perspective on the farm bill click on the following link  http thehillcom blogs onthemoney agriculture 195023stabenowurgesdairycompromiseforfarmbill 19  