Wednesday, November 24, 2010

NY Times Room for Debate - Do Farm Subsidies Protect National Security?

November 21, 2010

"Agriculture is a bright spot in the American economy, with exports humming and commodity prices rising. Why do farmers, especially well-off farmers, still need the billions in subsidies they are guaranteed every year?..."

Click here to read full discussion between a panel of experts who contribute a variety of views and answers to the questions: Do payments to farms protect national security? Or, more broadly, how should the farm subsidy program be changed?

I highly recommend reading through the debaters' pieces to learn more about farm subsidies, an issue whose impact many Americans are not entirely aware of, and one that desperately needs to be reviewed and revised.

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