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Farmers Got Billions From Taxpayers In 2019, And Hardly Anyone Objected
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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Farmers got more than $22 billion in government payments in 2019 — and most of the money came through a program that Congress never approved. It’s the highest level of farm subsidies in 14 years.