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Eric Massa: “How can this possibly be fair? A farm making $500,000 is not keeping most of that money.”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
How can this possibly be fair? A farm making $500,000 is not keeping most of that money.
Said by
Eric Massa
New York

Editor's note · Context

Massa criticizes the unfairness of proposed payment changes based on gross sales.

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