Head Slapper of the Week

During this time where the United States faces fiscal peril and yet another downgrade in its debt rating, the U.S. Senate has come together to pass a $969 billion farm bill.  The bill funds everything from farm subsidies, planting trees to food stamps.  However, as part of the bill is about $200 million a year over the next ten years (or $2 billion total) to the Market Access Program (MAP), which is meant to promote U.S. products overseas via trade lobbyists.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/1354981#overlay=node/604981/edit

One of the recipients of these is Espree, a company that produces a styling spray for dogs.   Since 1999, Espree has received over $93 million of taxpayer funds for its product.    So apparently great smelling and sparkling looking dogs are essential to promoting U.S. farm products.   In my myopic opinion, it appears to be corporate welfare.  Three Head Slaps