[Video] Farmfest 2012 U.S. Senate Candidate Forum - Minnesota

[jct74]

this is a debate that only deals with farm issues, so you may not find it very interesting. it's the first of the race so far, there is another one scheduled later this month and very likely will be others added later on.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4MXIX-0ShA

 

[rodo1776]

So Amy says she cut 20 some billion out of the farm bill. But the percentage of the farm bill actually going to farmers is like 11%? The vast majority of this bill funds food stamps which has skyrocketed. Just read this one story

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/senate-passed-farm-bill-80-percent-food-stamps

As much as I want Kurt Bills to be elected I fail to understand why he did not hit her hard on this with simple economics. The bill does not help farmers much and the majority of the money is government welfare. I know he mentioned it once in the 25 minutes I watched but he needs to hammer on her about this.

Just read this story and the facts there would have the crowd cheering if he would have hit on it. And this was not a debate in my mind. A simple question and answer event. Come on Kurt get out there and beat her over the head with this food stamp welfare.