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Farmers on the dole: the crying need for ag reform.(PUBLIC POLICY II)(federal support on agriculture)
AMERICA has the most innovative and industrious farm community in the world. Contrary to conventional wisdom, most of it gets by without government support--but a small handful of very large producers are stuck in a cycle of dependency on the federal government. Drenched in subsidies, these producers nevertheless face ever-increasing prices for land, fertilizer, and equipment. Shielded from price signals for almost 80 years, they no longer know what to plant or how much to grow without help from the federal government. Shielded from the consequences of expanding beyond what the domestic market can support, they find themselves dependent on the export market--in a world ...
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