"Today, the price of a bushel of corn is about a dollar beneath the true cost of growing it, according to Michael Pollan, the author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma."

"According to Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, "during the past 20 years, farm programs have cost America's non-farm households a cumulative $1.7 trillion."

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"According to Daniel T. Griswold, director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, "during the past 20 years, farm programs have cost America's non-farm households a cumulative $1.7 trillion."