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Forbes Billionaires Reaped Millions in Farm Subsidies

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Founders of Microsoft, Chick-fil-A, DISH Network, and Charles Schwab Corp., among recipients

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  At least 50 billionaires or farm businesses in which they had a financial interest benefited from $11.3 million in traditional farm subsidies between 1995 and 2012, according to a new analysis released today by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Congress, meanwhile, has proposed changes to the federal farm bill that could well increase their haul of taxpayer dollars.

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