"2016 presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says that it is the conservative position to support ethanol subsidies for corn farmers in Iowa.
But is supporting corporate welfare for industries really conservative?
I had the chance to question Huckabee one on one, giving his answers a Reality Check.
I asked Huckabee how it could be considered the conservative position to support farmers who have been building out the system of ethanol subsidies when so many would say it’s nothing more than corporate welfare and federal mandates with the government forcing subsidy use.
Here’s his response:
“Well, here’s the problem: the government is the one that did the mandate,” Huckabee said. “The government is the one that basically said to the industry and said to agriculture, ‘look we need to have biofuels, we need to start putting these in place.’ So the government created the mandate.”
Is that true?" Ben Swann
Here's Ben's video with Huckabee - https://youtu.be/dSjHOAOOWX0
Read the entire transcript @ http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-corporate-welfare-conservative/
But is supporting corporate welfare for industries really conservative?
I had the chance to question Huckabee one on one, giving his answers a Reality Check.
I asked Huckabee how it could be considered the conservative position to support farmers who have been building out the system of ethanol subsidies when so many would say it’s nothing more than corporate welfare and federal mandates with the government forcing subsidy use.
Here’s his response:
“Well, here’s the problem: the government is the one that did the mandate,” Huckabee said. “The government is the one that basically said to the industry and said to agriculture, ‘look we need to have biofuels, we need to start putting these in place.’ So the government created the mandate.”
Is that true?" Ben Swann
Here's Ben's video with Huckabee - https://youtu.be/dSjHOAOOWX0
Read the entire transcript @ http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-corporate-welfare-conservative/
