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Dean Milan says, “I’d rather go THOROUGHLY DEALT WITH naked than eat and dairy.” THIS 1996 ELECTION VivaVegie Diary GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS that BY PAMELA RICE prop up FOOD ANIMAL INDUSTRIES —a ready-made PIPELINE of The two-issue sabbatical from TAX-PAYER money—without which MEGA- VivaVine production allowed VIVAVEGIE notnot to produce the new 1996 edition of 101 KILLING corporate confinement systems Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian. Every could not have become the PERVERSION VIVAVEGIE member should have received a sample copy in the mail by of nature they are today now; if not, please let us know. The break has also given us more Both Democrats and Republicans have favored food time for the veg-evangelism for which animal industries with huge subsidies. Following are just a few multi-million dollar VIVAVEGIE is best known. programs of the USDA—programs that some are now calling “aid to dependent Erin Go Meatout corporations”: Like seeing your first robin of ■ The Export Credit Program ■ The Agriculture Marketing spring, you know that street activism ■ The Export Enhancement Service Program weather is here when you start prepar- Program ■ Food Safety and Inspection ing for the March 20 annual Great ■ The Market Promotion Service American Meatout. This year, Program ■ The Federal Agriculture Rochelle Goldman, Alix Fano and I had ■ The Act Improvement Act a tough crowd at the the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan. Very few ‘corporate welfare’.” The series noted parade-goers took our literature. But CORPORATE WELFARE: that this $150 billion eclipses the annu- hey… it’s never inconsequential when al budget deficit of $130 billion and is you go out with the 101 Reasons. WHAT YOU’RE NOT GOING TO more than the $145 billion paid out annually for the core programs of the Steppin’ Out on Earth Day HEAR ABOUT THIS ELECTION social welfare state. [Of course, these “Energy” was our Earth Day mes- figures are dwarfed by America’s year- sage this year. At our booth at Earth BY PAMELA RICE ly military budget will runs taxpayers Day festivities in Manhattan’s Union roughly $260 billion—but this is not Square Park, Dean Milan, Rochelle and our focus now.] I had a stair-climber—yes, the exercise Big Dollars, No Sense Grants and subsidies are not all that equipment. In a three-part series that began industry is afforded. Industry in the Each of us took turns working out July 7, the Boston Globe revealed, United States is also largely exempt on it to make our point. A sign in front “Every year, an estimated $150 bil- from its fair share of the tax burden. of the stair-climber read, “This work- lion—in the form of direct federal sub- An amazing statistic, also revealed out will conserve fossil fuels ... if it is sidies and tax breaks that specifically benefit businesses—is funneled to by the Globe series, just about tells it See DIARY on Page 2 American companies. Critics call it See VOTING on Page 6 2 VIVA VEGIE DIARY The Viva Vine, September 1996

DIARY: VIVAVEGIE plays off floating pigs and McHype radio. Up-and-coming British artist Vegetarians and I came equipped with Damian Hirst could be called a shock McLibel literature, Beyond Beef litera- artist. His exhibit at Gagosian Gallery ture, and the 101 Reasons. Our signs in SoHo included carcasses of farm read: “Arch Deluxe. Arch Stupidity. animals floating in formaldehyde— ARtery Clogging Hamburger”—with Continued from Page 1 including a pig severed in half head to A–R–C–H in a bolder font. A Reuters tail and a number of cows in cross-sec- photographer took a picture of Jon in done by a vegetarian.” (Refer to p. 375 tional slices. the foreground with the signboard on, of ’ book, Diet for a New Oooow! So gross. At least, that was me in the middle with my veggie cos- America for an explanation.) Other the reaction of many mainstream- tume, and Radio City displaying the signs we displayed read: “If you care media articles heralding the show. marquee advertising the McDonald’s about the environment, put your veg- Enter VIVAVEGIE, seeing major irony event framed perfectly in the back- gies where your mouth is” and “Vege- here. We set up a table at the Opening, ground. The photo ran in the Toronto tarianism is an environmental issue. displaying signs that questioned the Star—Toronto, again, being one of the Nearly a quarter of the reasons in 101 contradiction: Why are we grossed out satellite hook-up cities. What a coup! Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian concern by this art exhibit, but are not equally Jon in the “ARtery Clogging Ham- the environment (ask me which panged when walking past the meat burger” signboard was also aired on ones).” One man actually had me counter at the supermarket? Though the NBC national evening news for mark his copy of 101 Reasons! the New York Daily News dubbed THE about 2 seconds. Coup No. 2. VIVAVEGIE SOCIETY a “meat is murder Veal Ban Day Hot dog day afternoon group” (we had mixed feelings there), Every 4th of July, Nathan’s, the Mother’s Day is Veal Ban Day. As in it printed our point of view and quot- years past, we brought out our veal Coney Island hot dog vendor, has a ed VIVAVEGIE member Joan Zacharias hot dog eating contest at the famous crate, made to spec, for maximum twice. Success! impact. Satya magazine editor Martin Brooklyn amusement park. Every year, Rowe and I set up a table in SoHo. Lots McSabotage about 20 foolhardy contestants gorge of folks picked up literature. For the launch of its so-called themselves with hot dogs over for 12 grown-up burger Arch Deluxe, fast minutes. This 81st year of the event, On meat street food meister McDonald’s planned a the winner bolted down a record 23 Street fairs, though they lack any mother of all media events. But it was- hot dogs. Yuk. particular VIVAVEGIE theme, are per- n’t a bad media day for VIVAVEGIE, Now, if that was all there was to it, haps one of the most effective medi- either. Here in the media capital of the VIVAVEGIE would hardly care, but this ums for VIVAVEGIE advocacy. We didn’t world, you can invite the media to event is a darling of the media. Last do enough of them this year. The your event and nobody may show. Or, year, VIVAVEGIE was broadcast world- scale of a Manhattan street fair in par- you can go where the media people wide over CNN and Headline News; we ticular, in terms of hugeness, is simply already are, and play off the event at were also mentioned in the Village off the map. They just don’t grow hand—that works a lot better! We Voice. This year, our own media cov- street fairs this big anywhere else. played off McDonald’s hoopla this day erage was just about nil, but a lot of Rivers, and rivers, of people is what for our own selfish glory; and hey, it people took pictures of our fabulous you’ll find. And when you have num- worked! signs, which read: “Real men (& bers like these, you can distribute a A little stealth and a little inside women) don’t eat weenies,” “Eyeballs lot of information, fast. We (including information worked to our advantage. and Anuses: it’s what’s for dinner,” and Dean Milan and myself) had an espe- First, Joan learned from Ad Age about “What is a hot dog?” cially good response at the 9th Avenue the burger launch and that McDon- The now-famous “What is a hot street fair, despite the fact that it tends ald’s planned to spend a whopping $75 dog?” flyer, which lists the ingredients to be heavy with meat vendors—being million on its one-day media blitz May in a hot dog—carcasses from old that it runs right through Manhattan’s 9, including booking Radio City Music and/or thin, tortured cattle or swine, meat district. A more than usual num- Hall — Rockettes and all. Other extrav- cheeks, jowls, hearts, tongues, lips, ber of people, it seems, were stepping agant events were planned all over the eyelids, gums, intestines, ears, nos- up to “ask me why I’m a vegetarian.” United States and Canada, including a trils, tails, snouts, eyeballs, windpipes, For all the dearth of discussion in the satellite hookup between New York anuses, livers, salt, fat, bones, drug mainstream about , the City, Los Angeles and Toronto. and pesticide residues, growth hor- hoi polloi really seems to want to Next, VIVAVEGIE learned from a busi- mones, preservatives, dyes, blood— know this stuff. (Getting so many peo- ness wire story the exact start-time was distributed to passers-by at the ple informed on this, my favorite sub- and physical coordinates of the event. Activists at the event included ject, indeed gives me a tremendous launch—information McDonald’s did Joan Zacharias, Charles Patterson, amount of pleasure...) not reveal to the general public. Rochelle Goldman, Marion Zinowski, Joan, Jon Cronnin (who heard Scott Lustig, David Fishman and Farm animals floating about our demo on the Internet), Jon’s myself. David Horn helped with the You’ve heard of shock jocks on friend Quinn, Jean Thaler of Big Apple signs.

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overnight, maintaining refrigeration. “Are pigs for eatin?” How is SPAM made? The next day, mix in the vacuum mixer So talk about your oddities — what Ingredients: • Chopped pork shoul- for about 10 minutes again. The chilled is “Babe” doing on TV in a McDonald’s der meat • A bit of ham added meat is then ready for canning. commercial for the “Babe Happy • Salt • Water • Sugar Meal”? Many pig watchers were jolted • Sodium Nitrate Advances? to see a 30-second spot, replete with The consistency of voices and cuddly snippets from the Spam is not quite flesh- Tremendous? movie, offering parents of kiddies a like, being too rubbery for Tremendous advances in immunol- stuffed “Babe” barnyard character that, and is constructed ogy now allow humans to use organs with every purchase of a hamburger on the principle of con- from other species with less fear of Happy Meal. Buy one “and your kids crete. Coarse chunks of meat are held rejection. Pigs are also being devel- can pretend they’re Babe,” the ad’s together by a pate of finely ground oped with human genes to serve as announcer tells parents. meat. Approximately 3/4 of the meat is sources of hearts, lungs, kidneys, and “I was appalled, and I hope it back- ground coarsely (through a three- livers. fires,” said James Cromwell, whose eighths-inch plate of the grinder), the From the Progressive Farmer Online, work as Farmer Hoggett in the film remaining quarter finely (one-eighth- “Ag Biotech’s Destiny,” earned him an Oscar nomination. “The inch plate). Grinding, mixing and cur- by John Leidner, March, 1996 reaction of many people to this movie, ing must be done in a chilled factory especially children, was that they (34 degrees Fahrenheit) to minimize were made aware that meat comes bacterial growth. Mix the 2 grades of Special thanks to from animals, a connection that meat with the salt, sugar, and sodium Dave Horn for the new McDonald’s for many years has been nitrate in a vacuum mixer set to a 27- design & styling of trying to cloud over.” inch vacuum, for 5 minutes. Release The VivaVine From the Los Angeles Times vacuum and let the mixture cure

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surveyed producers and reviewed lit- The veal world erature about individual stall hous- The questionable practices of live- ing—one of the most debated prac- stock farmers. tices in current veal production sys- From the Department of Dairy and tems. Nearly all research indicates Animal Science at Penn State University: that individual stalls allow caretakers “Seeking to produce a relatively to recognize sickness and other prob- small and tender animal in as short a lems sooner, offer correct amounts of time as possible, veal producers typi- feed and prevent defecation in milk cally purchase holstein bull calves at and feed pails. There is always the 100 pounds, feed them for 14 to 16 chance of individual calves not adapt- weeks, then sell them at 320 to 370 It’s no luxury retreat, though the ing to the type of confinement used in pounds. Calf hutches where each calf veal production due to individual vari- farmer who invented it proudly is housed are made from plywood, ability among animals, but these are fiberglass or other solid sheet materi- promotes it as his Calf Condo isolated incidences.” als and are roughly 8 feet deep, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high. holders, one for liquids, one for . Next issue: The world of dead pig “The hutch is a small solid-sided “Penn State veal researchers have disposal. open-front box placed on a well drained area with its closed end toward the prevailing winter winds. Chicken slaughter: It comes to 21.5 million/day Facing each to the south allows the Far more poultry are slaughtered every year in the United States—almost 8 billion low winter sun to penetrate into the —than all other animals combined. And the numbers are on the rise. hutch. The open end allows natural ventilation. The hutch has no floor but Number slaughtered, in millions. should be placed on an elevated base of sand, gravel or crushed stone and % change be well bedded with 6-10 inches of Animals 1963 1973 1983 1993 1995 1963-95 straw or sawdust. Put only one calf in Cattle/calves 35.3 36.4 29.7 34.5 37.1 +5.1% a hutch or pen at a time to maximize Hogs 83.3 76.8 87.6 93.1 96.3 +15.6% calf comfort, minimize the likelihood of disease transmission and maintain Poultry 2,056.6 3,231.2 4,492.9 7,153.7 7,830.5 +280.8% good feeding and management proce- Sheep/lambs 16.1 9.8 6.8 5.3 4.6 -71.8% dures. The calf is restrained in the calf Total 2,191.3 3,354.2 4,627.0 7,286.6 7,968.5 +263.6% hutch by a short chain tether. Each hutch should be provided two pail Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Research: Joan Zacharias

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A A A A A A A A A A This issue is political I applaud your hard work in publi- cizing the dreadful activities of the meat industry. It’s great to see people raising awareness about what we eat — surely this issue is a political one that should hit the mainstream. Martin Hughes [email protected] Turning people veg Dear Pamela: I got a copy of your newsletter of 101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian in HE IVA EGIE OCIETY June at the MARCH FOR THE ANIMALS in T V V S The VivaVine welcomes your let- Issue: vol. 5, No. 2 Washington, D.C. I saw you walking around in your costume. I remember ters. Send them to our post office September, 1996 seeing a picture of you a few years ago box address ... or e-mail them in that costume, I don’t remember to: [email protected] Prince Street Sta. where. Anyway, I’ve often thought I’d P.O. Box 294 like to dedicate my life to turning peo- New York, NY 10012-0005 ple (the world) vegetarian and I think mannered. Humor makes my work easi- er and more effective. By the way, if we (212) 966-2060 your style is great and effective. Do indeed keep up the good fight! all just advocated by example, I bet we Publisher: Pamela Rice would still have a world with slavery, Gina Mai Dean religious persecution, and chastity belts, Alan Rice Reference: Greenbelt, Md. just to name a few. Advertising: Joan Zacharias VivaVegie responds: At the March Contributing writers: Dave Horn, for the Animals this year (the last march Economic justice Mia MacDonald, Joan Zacharias, was in 1990), there was a pretty strong Regarding your “Project for Eco- Copy editing: Charles Patterson vegetarian presence among all the vari- nomic Justice for Vegetarians,” I agree. Graphic Design Styling: Dave Horn ous campaigns advocating for animals Why should we vegetarian taxpayers Gaggle of veg-evangelists: Joan (circuses, labs, puppy mills, etc.). Still, be forced to subsidize a welfare Zacharias, Rochelle Goldman, Dean many animal people don’t seem to want system for carnivores? The only point I think you should stress a little Milan, Hubert Davis, Charles Patter- to face the magnitude of the factory farming issue. more is about the tremendous medical son, Jean Thaler, Martin Rowe, Alix VivaVegie promoted its point of view costs and financial drain on Medicare Fano, Hugh Rothbaum, Susan Rothman via Joan Zacharias who wore a sign- and Medicaid from meat-eating that we Editorial consultants: , board in the march. Though not depre- have to pay for! Shouldn’t vegetarians UNITED POULTRY CONCERNS; Henry Spira, cating the wonderful work of all of the get a tax deduction? Shouldn’t the gov- COALITION FOR NON-VIOLENT FOOD and animal protection groups there, it did ernment provide such a tax deduction as a way to wean people away from INTERNATIONAL; Richard raise an important question as to what this movement should stand for. The unhealthy diets and in the process Schwartz, AUTHOR, Judaism and Vege- front side read: “Food Animals: 8 billion save the country billions of dollars tarianism per year. Why do we seem to ignore this (not to mention the lives of its citi- Special thanks to Craig Filipacchi issue?” and the flip side read: “8 billion zens)? After all, according to the pre- and Nadine Miral of Earthbase farm animals; 95% of animal suffering.” amble of the Constitution, the govern- ment is supposed to “promote the gen- eral welfare”! JOIN VIVA VEGIE Wrong approach? Your term veg-evangelist is the Also, the analogy with smokers and wrong approach. Do it by example and the tobacco industry helps put the To become a member of THE earn respect for the veg philosophy issue in perspective since now most VIVAVEGIE SOCIETY for one year, send and beliefs. people would agree that the govern- $15 to the above address. ment should not use tax dollars to pro- D.T.W. Membership entitles you to one mote, encourage and support smok- Allison Park, Pa. membership card, 5 issues of THE ing. Perhaps vegetarians should sue the government in a class-action suit VIVAVINE and one copy of 101 Reasons VivaVegie responds: I’m hoping to be facetious with my play on words, for unfair taxation, or withhold a per- Why I’m a Vegetarian “veg-evangelist.” Just saying the word centage of their taxes as promoted by Advertisers To advertise in THE usually gets a laugh and breaks the ice a the War Resisters League. You can find VIVAVINE call Joan Zacharias during little. My methods of advocacy are them on the World Wide Web at: business hours: 212/971-1511 EST never shrill; in fact, they’re quite mild- http://www.netaxs.com/~nvweb/wrl/

The Viva Vine, September 1996 GRAPEVINE 5 or at 339 Lafayette Street, New York, WASTE NOT, WANT NOT NY 10012; (212) 228-0450, fax (212) 228-6193, e–mail: [email protected] Deja Pu Charles Patterson Beulaville, NC — A muddy brown plume of chicken waste flowed into the Author, “Animal Rights” Northeast Cape Fear River on Tuesday as biologists and environmental inspec- tors scrambled to assess damage from North Carolina’s third agricultural spill in two weeks.… Just hand ’em 101 …The accident was not as big as the 25 million gallon spill from a lagoon at Hey, Pamela. Great job on the new Oceanview Farms hog farm near Richlands on June 21 — the state’s worst agri- 1996 edition of 101 Reasons. Now, cultural spill on record. But in sheer volume, it was approaching the size of the every time we go to dinner we take 11 million gallon oil spill from the Exxon Valdez in 1989. copies with us. Someone always asks from: The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina why, you know... So now we just hand “Chicken waste hits river” (Boss Hog: Follow-up story) ’em the 101. Not bad huh. See ya soon, by staff writers Wade Rawlings and Ben Stocking, July 5, 1995 ya cyber-pea. Turd World Nadine Miral Karen Priest grew up in Bladen County, North Carolina. In 1987, her family http://www.earthbase.org bought a house about a mile from her parents’ home. Now her home is surrounded by large hog farms. “I feel like I’m raising my Veggies should children in a Third World country covered with cesspools,” she told the audi- ence at the North Carolina Hog Summit, a standing-room-only meeting in New not have to beg Bern, NC this past spring. “Because of the hog odor, it’s been over a year since Veggies should not have to beg to I’ve opened my windows. My family’s rights have been violated.” Her presenta- get a decent meal, nor should we have tion received a standing ovation. to practically recite a recipe to the from: Progressive Farmer Online http://www.pathfinder.com/PF server! “North Carolina Hosts Hog Summit,” by Boyd Kidwell, June 1996 I feel it is important for restaurants to have at least one entree that needs no alteration to be suitable for vege- tarians. I also feel it is important for So, what is The VivaVegie Society? restaurants to use the word “vegetari- THE VIVAVEGIE SOCIETY takes vegetari- sons Why I’m a Vegetarian (the mighty an” ON the menu. Most places in my an advocacy to the streets. VIVAVEGIE convincer), written by Pamela Rice and area do neither. advocates confront Mr. and Ms. Pedes- inspired by John Robbins’ book, Diet Kim R. Stahler trian to get the facts out about their for a New America. photopro.epix.net healthful, ethical and environmentally THE VIVAVEGIE SOCIETY has been, and conscious vegetarian diet. will be in the future, involved with var- Advocates assemble where there is ious projects such as The Project for plenty of pedestrian traffic. They come Economic Justice for Vegetarians, we work TO EDUCATE & SUPPORT equipped with brightly colored T-shirts World Vegetarian Day, starting a vege- with vegetarian messages, and plenty tarian center in New York City, and VEGETARIAN STREET ADVOCACY of fact-filled information. Founder mass mailings of 101 Reasons Why I’m a WITH PAMPHLET: “Why Vegan” IN HAND Pamela Rice or another activist wears Vegetarian. 10410 Forbes Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15235 the outfit shown on the front side of ( JUST LIKE T HE V IVAV EGIE S OCIETY ! ) this newsletter. Our mission? To dis- Donations are appreciated tribute, for donation, the flyer, 101 Rea-

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New York, NY 10012 MARTA GREENLEAF (914) 472-7392 New York, NY 10012 6 COVER STORY, CONTINUED The Viva Vine, September 1996 VOTING: Dole, Clinton are no friends to vegetarians Continued from Page 1 ing management by the Bureau of Land Management comes to approx- all: just after World War II, the nation’s The biggest subsidy of all imately $200 million per year, not tax burden was roughly split [equally] to animal agriculture, is including the long range environ- between corporations and individuals. mental costs—just to benefit a But, according to the US Office of Man- one that is totally small number of cattlemen. agement and Budget, after years of hidden. That is, the • The Federal Agriculture Improve- changes in the federal tax code and ment and Reform Act signed by international economy, the corporate government policy which President Clinton on April 4 will share of taxes has declined to one give $36.5 billion, mostly to feed- allows farm animals to quarter of the total amount collected. grain farmers, over the next 7 years. That’s a ratio that went from 1-to-1 be exempt from the (It is discussed in more detail, fifty years ago to 1-to-3 today! below.) So, being afforded taxpayers’ funds Animal Welfare Act. on the one side and being exempt That Totally Hidden Subsidy from taxpayer responsibilities on the But the biggest subsidy of all to ani- other has added up to quite a combi- ples of corporate welfare spending out mal agriculture, is one that is totally nation for industry in recent history. of the USDA of interest to vegetarians: hidden, and not even spoken about as And this proclivity toward regressive • In 1994, as part of the ongoing such but for a few vegetarian and ani- taxation continues. Ergo, when the Export Enhancement Program, mal protection groups: that subsidy is new Republican majority Congress Cargill, Inc. received $203 million the government policy which allows recently found tens of billions to cut and Continental Grain received $169 farm animals to be exempt from the over the next 7 years from social ser- million reducing the selling price of Animal Welfare Act. vices to balance the budget, the trend their grain overseas to remain com- This mother of all subsidies ulti- to put the tax burden on average citi- petitive with European Union com- mately does take its toll. While Ameri- zens was only exacerbated. Only 2% of panies, which are also subsidized. ca’s animal industry is saved untold the cuts were made on subsidies to • Over the last 16 years, The Agricul- billions it would otherwise have to industry. ture Department’s Export Credit spend providing humane treatment Is industry worth all of this sup- Program has provided $50 billion in for farm animals, the America that port? Drawing upon research that has US government credit guarantees allows this to go on can never com- come in from a wide range of political for loans to foreign companies or pletely project an unsullied image to perspectives—from the libertarian governments for agricultural sales the world, or to itself. This greatest of Cato Institute, to the conservative (mostly for American feed ) at all subsidies has also allowed the Heritage Foundation, to Ralph Nader’s a total operating cost to U.S. taxpay- meat and dairy industry to grow. And research teams, to the independent ers of $5.7 billion. growth has meant power to counter Common Cause, among others—the • The $100 million per year Market environmental as well as health con- Globe found broad agreement, from Promotion Program provides tax- cerns put forth by vegetarian and the left wing to the right, that tax payer money to private companies environmental groups. breaks that benefit specific companies and their trade associations for In the trenches of Washington D.C., and industries are blatantly unfair and overseas promotional activities, animal industries fight on a daily basis bad for business—a millstone on the such as advertising and market the slightest movement toward any back of the nation’s economy. research. legislation for humane conditions for It’s been found that corporate sub- — In 1993, $125,000 was provided food animals. There’s a reason for this. sidies often don’t pan out toward to promote American frozen bovine Every square inch of space in the yielding jobs, and when they do, the semen. sow’s farrowing stall, the veal crate, jobs often end up overseas. Corre- — Also in 1993, Tyson Foods the battery cage, the milking parlor; spondingly, recipients of corporate received $800,000. every disruption on the poultry pro- welfare often are not asked to account — The mink industry was given cessing line; every humanely eutha- in any way for the subsidies they $1.9 million in 1994 (this subsidy nized cow at the stockyard, potential- receive. was recently ended following a suc- ly costs industry money on its opera- Some of the most generous corpo- cessful activist campaign). tions. So cruelty remains legal. rate welfare out there, the Globe — McDonald’s has taken nearly $2 series revealed, goes to agriculture, million to promote Chicken The Presidential Candidates along-side oil and energy. And if read- McNuggets to the Third World. As for Clinton and Dole—where do ers need a reminder, it should be • Ranchers on public lands, mostly in the candidates stand on corporate noted that agriculture in the US, by Western states, enjoy grazing fees welfare? On farm subsidies and tax and large, necessarily means animal at roughly one quarter their market breaks? On the newly enacted farm agriculture—from grain harvesting to value. The fees do not cover the bill? Do vegetarians voters have a meat packing. costs the US Government must pay choice? The following are just a few exam- to maintain the lands. All told, graz- Just after the Republicans took The Viva Vine, September 1996 COVER STORY, CONTINUED 7 control of Congress in 1994, the candi- tive land for grazing. The land is part istration was a staunch supporter of a dates did have a chance to offer lead- of those acres that the Government free trade policy, pushing through ership against corporate waste in gov- now pays private owners to keep idle NAFTA and GATT, both big, essential ernment. Clinton’s own labor secretary for conservation and environmental policies for U.S. agricultural growth. Robert Reich challenged (even dared) reasons. Those who take advantage of Clinton, along with his appointed the new legislative potentates to cut the option, according to the Times Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, corporate welfare, naming it outright. story, would forgo only 5 percent of have stood strong in working to push But neither Clinton nor Dole the annual rental income the European nations jumped on the bandwagon. Presiden- Government pays them. to accept hor- tial campaigns cost big money, and it Hi: I’m President Bill mone- inject- seems you can’t get elected these days Ag Issues Clinton: I just don’t get it. I ed beef. without big industry approval; fighting On agriculture issues eat the standard American diet; Vice Presi- corporate welfare would be political in particular, as private I guess, well, you might call it dent Al suicide. agriculture consultant junk food. Gore Indeed, Clinton and Dole certainly worked John Schnittke puts it, I have a history of high choles- when it terol. I have a precancerous especially hard earlier Hi: I’m Bob Dole... I just comes inclusion cyst under my chin this year to don’t get it. I eat the stan- to and a precancerous skin lesion dard American diet brought to on my nose. I suffer from heart- get Russia me by my subsidized Kansas burn and allergies. How could a to accept farmers. vegetarian diet help me? US poultry imports I’ve had prostate cancer after it (allayed by radical prostatecto- threatened to my); I suffer from diverticulosis, ban them, citing safety concerns. and I live with a benign polyp. I Clinton or have a history of high choles- Dole, it’s “Even though Clinton has been sup- terol. How could a vegetarian “twee- portive of free trade …I think Dole and diet help me? dledee and the Republicans would be even more tweedledum.” Both Clin- supportive in trying to knock down the ton and Dole favor export remaining barriers,” said Jeff Conrad, programs, access to free markets and managing director of Hancock Agricul- will be talking about welfare reform cuts in capital gains taxes; and they tural Investment Group in Boston. this year. But no, don’t count on much both oppose grain embargoes—all being said about the industry kind. positive standpoints from the view- “Freedom to Farm” Still, big business seems to know point of agriculture. House majority leader Republican which party serves its interests better. A President Clinton or a President Dick Armey of Texas once compared Dole is the bigger recipient of agribusi- Dole, either way, challenging Govern- the House Agriculture Committee’s ness PAC money, receiving, between ment payouts to agriculture is not like- inner sanctum to Al Capone’s Chicago, the period of January to September of ly to happen, and don’t even think divvying up agriculture largess like 1995, $568,000 from companies such as about concern here for animal welfare gangsters. But while the Republican Archer Daniels Midland and RJR Nabis- on the farm. Congress that came in in 1995 had a co. Clinton scored less with $145 thou- If you look at the Clinton track chance to cut corporate welfare, it sand from companies such as Tyson record in coddling the farm sector, found that it was as dependent as Foods and Phillip Morris. Clinton is a typical Democrat, not chal- Democrats on special interest groups. In late April of this year, according lenging the status quo on wasteful Throughout its development over to a New York Times story, Clinton spending. The Democrat’s stance how- the last 2 years, Bob Dole counted him- used his executive authority to shore ever, tends to appear to be concerned self a backer of the controversial Farm up beef prices by having the US gov- for the necessarily small farmer. “Safe- Bill. Nicknamed “Freedom to Farm” by ernment buy about $50 million in beef. ty net for the small farmer” is the its Republican writers, this bill was In May we found that this was only the phrase heard over and over. first wave of a number of purchases Still, President Clinton has gone totaling $163 million worth of beef pat- along with much of the Republican ties and roasts for the school lunch agenda, which, as we noted above, cut “For today’s ‘agriwelfare’ program. Agriculture Secretary Glick- the social welfare safety net to a dis- recipient, business has man told the press later in the day, that proportionate degree to the benefit of this first round of beef purchases industry. It’s interesting to ponder the never been so good (or would not actually do that much to fact that where Bush used his veto so bad for taxpayers)” raise prices, but would provide a “psy- power 44 times and Reagan, in 2 terms, chological boost” to the industry. 78 (both against Democratic congress- On the same day of the $50 million es), only 12 pieces of legislation have — The Environmental announcement, Clinton also ordered been rejected by Clinton against his Working Group the Agriculture department to open 36 Republican Congress. million acres of environmentally sensi- On trade issues, the Clinton admin- 8 COVER STORY, CONTINUED The Viva Vine, September 1996 reluctantly signed by President Clinton ing to the Environmental Working agricultural subsidy payments. They early in April. Touted as a program to Group, “‘Freedom to Farm’ contains also reveal that “many of the top per- wean farmers away from the govern- nearly as many restrictions … as [pre- centile of direct subsidy recipients ment dole, ironically it will, because of vious] law, the model for which some- also receive money indirectly.” First prevailing high prices for farm goods, times seems to have been the old Sovi- they receive payments made out to cost the taxpayer an estimated $23 bil- et 5-year plans.” them personally; then they receive lion more than if previous legislation “New Deal” style Democrats in Con- checks made out to the businesses had remained in place—coming to a gress, such as Iowa Senator Tom that they own. In addition, the Envi- fixed $35.6 billion over the next 7 Harkin, as well as the Clinton adminis- ronmental Working Group discovered years. tration argued against “Freedom to that a good proportion of the taxpayer- Upon close examination, “Freedom Farm” on the grounds that farm subsi- sponsored payments to farmers go to to Farm,” now officially named the Fed- dies would have to be cut too deeply. absentee farm owners who live in eral Agriculture Improvement and Now that grain prices have literally some of the country’s biggest cities, in Reform Act, is nothing more than a doubled over the past year, Clinton well-heeled neighborhoods. The new general renewal of giant agricultural must feel pleased that he gave the bill “Freedom to Farm” legislation, they payouts that serve to benefit the large his signature. In a recent speech, he said, when the Act was still a bill, “will corporate farmer over the small family said, “I wish I could promise you that give away millions more to these farmer. The difference this time is that we would have $5.00 corn, $5.50 wheat absentee owners than they would the rhetoric that put it into law makes and $8.00 [his- under current law.” it appear as though it were reform leg- torically high grain Will these city-dwelling farmers islation. It is, in fact, just the oppo- prices] forever, but I receiving checks in the tens of thou- site. can’t do that. It is sands of dollars per year be making According to the Environmental encouraging that a lot improvements on the farm? Don’t Working Group which conducted a of farms are finally count on it. tedious study of the Act when it was able to earn some still a bill, “‘Freedom to Farm’ doesn’t money, do some Candidate Nader cut farm subsidies—it increases improvements that What of faux-candidate Ralph Na- them. …For today’s ‘agriwelfare’ are needed on the der? recipient, business has never been so farm, save some money In his own words, the well-known good (or so bad for taxpayers).” It’s for the years that may not be so good, consumers’ warrior, “… will practice almost hard to believe, but subsidy and improve the overall economic taking the corrosive impact of special payments to farmers under this new position of family farmers around this interest money out of politics at the set of laws will be made—to those country.” same time that it preaches campaign farmers who sign up for the program— It’s interesting, however, to note finance reform. This effort will focus regardless of crop prices in the market. who the farmers are who are benefiting on removing such money from elec- In addition, there are absolutely no from the new farm bill. In an editorial a tions, and ending the corporate wel- requirements whatsoever to farm any- year ago in April, The New York Times fare and other privileges that it buys.” thing at all—a change from the old pol- criticized Clinton for defending subsi- Sounds very positive. And if that icy which paid farmers not to farm. dies to farmers who it called “the wasn’t good enough, consider the fact You are eligible for the program if you nation’s richest welfare recipients; full- that, according to a “Nation” interview have participated in a farm program in time farmers typically earn four times in July, the Nader camp will not accept the past 5 years (discriminating as much as non-farm families.” any campaign contributions! against mostly young farmers just get- According to the Environmental Of course, the very things that ting into the business); and, in general, Working Group, the top 2 percentile of make Nader so good are the real-world the bigger your operation, the more federal farm subsidy recipients are reasons we probably won’t see him in you will receive. And then, adding receiving nearly a full quarter of the the White House. insult to injury, your “farmer” doesn’t even have to reside on a farm to receive the payments. STOP RANCHER GIVEAWAYS “‘Obscene.’ That is the word often used by insiders—policymakers, agri- Rancher giveaways in the offing culture committee staff, farm journal- The Public Rangelands Management Act (S.1459) will give new rights to the ists, farmers themselves—to describe livestock industry that could make grazing the dominant use of our public the subsidy payments offered under lands. Overgrazing will lead to widespread destruction of forests and grass- ‘Freedom to Farm’.”—so began an arti- lands, wildlife and their habitats. In addition, the bill will rob taxpayers of mil- cle about the farm bill by the Environ- lions of dollars every year in subsidies to already wealthy ranchers. mental Working Group. This information comes courtesy of Working Assets Long Distance which The nickname “Freedom to Farm” alerts its customers with every phone bill to timely information like this. For came from one of the original intents of a reasonable fee, they will even send a telegram to your representative on the legislation. Where former farm leg- your behalf. Contact THE VIVAVEGIE SOCIETY: (212) 966-2060 for information on islation dictated what and how much a how to sign up for this great, socially conscious long distance phone service. farmer could , the new Act eases Working Assets will donate $10 to VIVAVEGIE if you switch to them. up on some regulations. Still, accord- The Viva Vine, September 1996 NEWS YOU CAN USE 9

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