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The most delightful tidbit: the British Royals are among the big winners from the Common Agricultural Policy. "Data from the 2003-2004 farming year indicated that the queen [of England] and Prince Charles received €360,000; the Duke of Westminster €260,000; and the Duke of Marlborough €300,000...The queen and Prince Charles received a total of more than £1 million, or $2.1 million, in EU farm subsidies over two years."
Not surprisingly, recipients of large payments via the CAP have sufficient political influence to block reform.
If you wish, you can track EU recipients and US recipients. I am struck by the lack of transparency in the EU
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