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We've Got a Beef With That
Federal grazing program loses money hand over hoof |
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01 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| We've Got a Beef With That Federal grazing program loses money hand over hoof Aren't you just sick of welfare queens sucking off the public teat? We're talking, of course, about Western ranchers who graze their cattle on public land. A new analysis from the Government Accountability Office reveals that 10 federal agencies spent $144 million managing the government's grazing program in the last fiscal year, and got back only $21 ... |
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| Topics: news, ranching, wilderness (all these topics) |
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