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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:10 AM Original message |
Are farm subsidies a good or bad thing from a progressive point of view? |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's a waste of money! |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That was my worry also? But is food cheaper because of this? Worth the cost? |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I thought that farm subsidies were supposed to keep food prices semi-inflated |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Read any book by Michael Pollan |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Want to recommend the best one to start with? |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:15 AM Original message |
I just added links to his website |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
10. Thank you so much. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
4. It depends on a number of things |
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ipfilter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. I highly recommend the documetary |
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VoteProgressive (664 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. THAT is what got me interested. It seems like a waste of money. But.... |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. A well-administered program could be a good thing |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. K&R I believe the original intent was good, but it has been so misused by the |
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jpljr77 (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. In practice, it's terrible. In theory, it's the most important thing to our country. |
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JackintheGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Tax exemptions are also subsidies |
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flamin lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. It depends on the subsidy. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
15. It's a distortion of the market |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
16. Bad. Look at sugar farms in particular. Most $$$ goes to a few huge businesses. n/t |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
17. Corporate welfare. Mostly goes to Monsanto, ADM, and ConAgra |
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Uta (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. One local example I'm well acquainted with |
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Uta (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 12:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Another example "Sheep improvement incentives" |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. And I'm guessing you would stop tomorrow |
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Uta (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Actually |
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Uta (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Wanna be a crime-buster? |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Not particularly |
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Uta (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Most recipients make a whole lot more than 400/year nt |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. thanks for some inside knowledge |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
19. It's a racket. nt |
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ParkieDem (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
24. They are terrible, no matter what your point of view. |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. Watch Food Inc. They mainly go to huge millionaire farmers. Hurts the small farms. nt |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. They'd be great if they were used to help family farms grow food. |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-07-11 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
29. Bad thing |
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