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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by toofy on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:58AM (#17966130)
> For instance we literally pay some farmers not to grow food. And at times when harvests are high the government will prevent farmers from marketing some portion of their harvest which, in extreme cases, can mean that food simply ends up getting destroyed

Wait, so they are intentionally keeping food prices higher by paying people to not grow food? I mean, I understand that we need farmers and dipping food price markets isn't ideal, but... wow... what a world.

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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by oblio on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @04:24AM (#17966493)
It's most likely from the Grand Depression, when farmers were literally throwing away food because of over production. Subsidies smooth out production cycles and keep farmers in business.
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