Thankfully the USDA has got my back on this new Climate Bill legislation. The word today from their analysts is that long term, my income will only go down by a "minimal" 7.2%. Whew! Man, I was worried it might be something like 10%. I can sleep a lot easier now knowing that my losses are so minimal.
Oh, wait - 7.2% of my income is close to 10%. And, since that's long term, with inflation rising at approximately 3-6% per year, it will probably feel a little bit more like 10-15% in real dollars. Now, I'm not real good at math, but what in the heck is "minimal" about my income going down 10%?
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