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Insurance companies are lending out crop insurance to farmers growing crops they know are going to fail. When the crop does fail, farmers collect the insurance check which comes directly from the government and taxpayer money. But why? Mike Wallace reports.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bogdanich, Walt (Producer), Koughan, Frank (Producer), Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012 (Reporter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001.
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Crop insurance > Law and legislation > United States.
Insurance companies > Corrupt practices > United States.
United States.
Saudi Arabia.
Internet videos.
Television news programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Insurance companies are lending out crop insurance to farmers growing crops they know are going to fail. When the crop does fail, farmers collect the insurance check which comes directly from the government and taxpayer money. But why? Mike Wallace reports.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2015).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (12 min.)
Playing Time:00:11:55