tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post7291727207696189334..comments2024-02-02T05:45:33.724-06:00Comments on Incoming: John Phippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03245790061133614986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27951078.post-33383316933878314302008-01-29T16:13:00.000-06:002008-01-29T16:13:00.000-06:00I wish I had confidence that means testing would t...I wish I had confidence that means testing would take off. The stimulus package notwithstanding, the current refusal of Congress to agree to Administration's proposal to limit farm program payments to people with an adjusted gross income of less the $200K (the wealthiest 2.5% of Americans) leads me to believe that the inherent weakness of a democracy is that Senators and Representatives get re-elected by giving their constituents money that other people worked hard for, and they really don't care about the equity or fairness of that income transfer. This is illustrated by the price USDA had to pay Vermont this week to get Secretary Schafer confirmed (story here: http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200801/012808c.html). In other contexts this is called extortion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com