You might not know this, but your tax dollars have been subidizing Orville Redenbacher. Yes, for decades you have underwritten the nation's popcorn industry - and its honey industry. The honey subsidy goes back to World War II, when the US needed bees' wax for water proofing. I have no idea of the origins of the popcorn board.
Anyway, George Bush's new budget eliminates many ridiculous expenditures, although I don't know if popcorn and honey survived.
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