A data point…

…from the interactive database at MulchBlog...

The average adjusted gross income in Washington was $54,331 in 2004. There were 337 beneficiaries in Washington that received more than the statewide AGI from USDA programs in 2003; 444 in 2004; and 437 in 2005.

Lots more, in some cases. The biggest winner? The Broughton Land Company of Dayton, over in the lower right upper left, scored $1,102,051 from the subsidy trough. Most of the money, not surprisingly, goes to the most Republican areas of the state. The affection of rural voters for the Republican Party despite Republican hostility to the public works (is there a single crop raised in eastern Washington without the public irrigation infrastructure) and public subsidies that farmers depend on is one of the sad ironies of American politics.

A wealth of data points for inquiring minds here.

Hat tip to Dan Owens at MyDD.