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Failures of the Farm Safety Net

by Nan Swift

Sept 8, 2021

issues: Agriculture, Insurance

originally published in National Taxpayers Union

From the National Taxpayers Union:

Issue Brief: Failures of the Farm Safety Net

Special Thanks to Josh Sewell at Taxpayers for Common Sense and Nan Swift at R Street Institute for their research assistance.

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