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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
I think most people are very aware of farm subsidies, which started back during the Great Depression, and how a disproportionate amount...goes to corporate/millionaire farmers.
And also that the 'family' farmers don't get nearly as much in subsidies/assistance...as the more politically powerful/larger agribusiness entities.
Most smaller farmers have to take loans before planting season...then hope it's a good year. Not to mention that they have huge capital costs in equipment, that are used only a small part of the year.
So my relatives, and other farms that are not part of large conglomerates, basically live on the edge year-to-year...in spite of some even receiving small subsidies (as long as they plant the correct crop).
And yes, it is definitely a hypocrisy when the larger corp's (who don't really need them) receive what is basically a 'government handout/welfare'...while so many rail against minority families who receive money simply to survive.
Why the great hypocrisy?
Which is also a good segue into those billion-dollar companies whose working employees who receive government assistance, because their wages are so low...which means that we are in effect subsidizing those large corporations also.
Why are most people fine with one so-called "government handout," yet so outraged...by the other?
Why the great hypocrisy?
Here's a good article that gives BOTH the pros/cons of farm subsidies...and a few reasons why of each.
Farm Subsidies (till here)
People need to do but a modicum of research, to find that individual farmer's impact from tariff's is huge and most would much prefer to sell on an open-market...in spite of government money off-sets.
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How old is the problem and how old are the tariffs? You can’t blame everything on the tariffs. The stock market is another example, warnings have been out there for at least 5 years that it is overvalued but if it corrects, tariffs will be blamed.
It’s a shame the issues with China weren’t addressed earlier and maybe they wouldn’t have enjoyed eating our lunch for so long.