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Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? by jermaustin1 on Friday December 07, 2018 @02:37PM (#18630812)
But it would be seen as a "tax" to the corn producers, beef eaters, sugar water drinkers, car owners, and probably a load of other groups who benefit from the artificially cheap price.
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Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? by AnimalMuppet on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:17PM (#18631218)
Out of that list, the corn producers can get lost. They are not entitled to our subsidy.
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Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? by njarboe on Friday December 07, 2018 @04:57PM (#18632067)
Until Iowa is not the first US primary, these corn producers will always have an an advantage in influencing American politics.
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Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? by jermaustin1 on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:44PM (#18631433)
Well sure, but there are a lot of lobbying groups relying on the subsidies. Beef, pork, ethanol, corn syrup, international food exporters.

If a congressperson raises the price of the commodity they all rely on, they will piss of a LOT of money, and probably not raise enough next election cycle, and lose their seat.

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