Reagan’s Budget Hit as ‘Insensitive’ to Rural America
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.) said today that the Reagan Administration’s proposed budget is insensitive to the needs of rural America and calls for “decoupling rural America from the rest of society.”
Durenberger said the nation’s “most fundamental values are threatened by economic and social problems” facing rural America.
“It’s hard to conceive of a budget that could be more insensitive to the needs of rural America,” the senator said at a Rural Revitalization conference.
“The most damaging aspect of the budget to farmers is the Administration’s proposal to cut target prices by 10% per year for each of the next five years. In just one year, that represents a loss in income to Minnesota corn and wheat farmers of over $250 million.
“That’s an intolerable loss in income at a time when federal price supports now represent one-third of net cash income to America’s farmers,” he said.
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