A Shot in the Arm

USA Today
Tom Harkin

This article discusses a farm bill passed by the senate and awaiting the president's signature. The author is the chairman of the senate agriculture committee which clearly establishes his credibility. Unfortunately, perhaps in an attempt to simplify the article for the general public, he makes claims about how the bill might affect farms and the public but doesn't cite any examples of what the bill entails. The reader is stuck with all these promises but not a single detail about what the bill entails or what changes will be made. Like most fast food, it looks good on the menu but most of us have no clue what's in it.