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Wickard v Filburn rearing its ugly ahead again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn
by jandrewrogers 11mo ago
Wickard v Filburn rearing its ugly ahead again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn
- rubyfan 11mo agoI’m not a legal scholar but this seems pretty bone headed.
- lesuorac 11mo agoWhich part? The "The U.S. government had established limits on wheat production, based on the acreage owned by a farmer, to stabilize wheat prices and supplies." seems like quite the federal overreach never mind the court decision.
- rubyfan 11mo agoMostly the decision but yeah it’s a double whammy of bad policy from congress and probably worse ruling from the court.
- threemux 11mo agoMany of the ills currently befalling the US can be traced to the New Deal era. Including, of course, an HN favorite: our system of employer-sponsored health insurance.