# The Farm Bill Isn't Saving Taxpayers Money | Taxpayers for Common Sense

> Taxpayers for Common Sense argues the farm bill has produced cost overruns rather than the promised deficit savings, citing the Congressional Budget Office's updated 2017-2027 baseline. The commentary is a budget critique of the 2014 farm bill.

- Date: 2017-01-26 · published 2017-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72985-the-farm-bill-isn-t-saving-taxpayers-money-taxpayers-for-common-sense
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Budget criticism may affect future farm program funding levels, but it has no direct near-term effect on feed grain or protein prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-24 | [USDA Priorities for Farm Bill - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66976-usda-priorities-for-farm-bill-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [(Thanks)giving Subsidies \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73847-thanks-giving-subsidies-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [A Taxpayer Seat on the Ag Committee - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47074-a-taxpayer-seat-on-the-ag-committee-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-27 | [Pilot Program Planting Potential Payments - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65988-pilot-program-planting-potential-payments-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +4.5% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-11 | [Is the tariff money being used to help farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20150-is-the-tariff-money-being-used-to-help-farmers.md) | +3.5% | +2.7% |
| SOY | 2018-01-24 | [USDA Priorities for Farm Bill - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66976-usda-priorities-for-farm-bill-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.4% | +4.9% |
| SOY | 2016-11-23 | [(Thanks)giving Subsidies \| Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73847-thanks-giving-subsidies-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +0.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2021-05-20 | [A Taxpayer Seat on the Ag Committee - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47074-a-taxpayer-seat-on-the-ag-committee-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | -2.3% | -13.6% |

## Sources

- taxpayer.net: https://www.taxpayer.net/agriculture/the-farm-bill-isnt-saving-taxpayers-money/

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