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How can subsidies make sense for America?
Simple as that. Why should the U.S. taxpayer pay to support particular businesses, love farmers as much as we might? We also like teachers, doctors, and newspaper boys, but we don't make direct payments to encourage them to keep teaching, doctoring, or delivering papers.
We can learn a lesson from the failed centrally-planned economies of the former Soviet Union: when government decides to encourage one industry and discourage another, the end will eventually come. Governments just aren't as smart as millions of motivated individuals.
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'worth a thousand words'On Gourmet magazine points the way toward a green and smart farm policy posted 1 year, 2 months ago 3 Responses