Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land?
by AnimalMuppet on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:17PM
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Out of that list, the corn producers can get lost. They are not entitled to our subsidy.
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Until Iowa is not the first US primary, these corn producers will always have an an advantage in influencing American politics.
Re:Can We Grow More Food on Less Land?
by jermaustin1 on Friday December 07, 2018 @03:44PM
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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.