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minneapolisfed.org - 8/2/2009
The porcine slaughter of the innocents - fedgazette - Publications & Papers | The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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Adjusted for inflation, in late 1998 hog prices broke through the previous record lows set in the spring of 1933. As in 1933, some farmers appealed to the government for relief and government took some action. In 1998 the U.S. government announced increased purchases of pork for use by the Armed ...

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Cash for clunkers
Econbrowser — ... One of the more embarrassing features of the New Deal was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, which paid farmers to slaughter livestock and ...

Analyzing Cash for Clunkers
A Dash of Insight — ... One of the more embarrassing features of the New Deal was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, which paid farmers to slaughter livestock and ...

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