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Wealthy celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Quincy Jones and Ted Turner have received federal subsidies, according to Subsidies of the Rich and Famous, a new report from the office of Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified several individuals receiving farm payments whose professions had nothing to do with farming or agricultur[e], says the report. These individuals include real-estate developer Maurice Wilder, a part-owner of a professional sports franchise [who] received total of more than $200,000 in farm program payments in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The report also says millionaires Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Ted Turner have collected farm subsidies.
Read more: Tom Coburn | Rich and Famous | Federal Funds | The Daily Caller
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified several individuals receiving farm payments whose professions had nothing to do with farming or agricultur[e], says the report. These individuals include real-estate developer Maurice Wilder, a part-owner of a professional sports franchise [who] received total of more than $200,000 in farm program payments in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
The report also says millionaires Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Ted Turner have collected farm subsidies.
Read more: Tom Coburn | Rich and Famous | Federal Funds | The Daily Caller