...from the Market Ticker
We all know that farmers get tremendous subsidies in America, right?
Well how would you like it if you discovered that the family of a sitting Congressman - and perhaps the congressman himself - was getting subsidies that he passed on himself? What if that Congressman sits on the Agricultural Committee and the Approrpriations Committee?
Is that crooked?
You decide:
"Boyd Family Farms Inc received payments totaling $1,230,607 from 1995 through 2006"
And who owns Boyd Family Farms?
Stephanie R Boyd
Monticello, FL 32344
0.00 %
F Allen Boyd Jr
Monticello, FL 32344
51.00 %
F A Boyd And Sons Inc
Greenville, FL 32331
49.00 %
Hines F Boyd
Monticello, FL 32345
30.00 %
Fred A Boyd
Greenville, FL 32331
5.00 %
F Allen Boyd Jr
Monticello, FL 32344
30.00 %
Nancy B Bryant
Tallahassee, FL 32312
30.00 %
Elizabeth F Boyd
Greenville, FL 32331
5.00 %
You gotta be kidding me.
From Allen Boyd's (D-FL-2) web site:
"A fifth generation farmer, Boyd graduated from Florida State University in 1969, and served his country in Vietnam. To this day, he continues to oversee the family farm operations on land that has been in his family for five generations. He and his wife, Cissy, reside on their farm in Monticello, FL, with their youngest son, David. Their older children, John and Suzanne, are also Florida residents."
Cissy eh? As in a "pet name" for Stephanie?
And what does Allen say about his work in Congress? In part:
"Throughout his tenure in Congress, Boyd has worked to protect Florida's military community and bring much-needed aid to the agriculture industry."
You mean "bring much needed money to your own bank account", right?
Same Allen Boyd? I can't be sure but how many Boyd's are there in Monticello Florida anyway?
Allen, I think you got some explaining to do for the voters, and I'd like to know why in the HELL anyone would vote for someone who appears to be siphoning off taxpayer money while sitting in Congress for his own personal and family benefit!
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