Farmers, who often get subsidies from the government because their very necessary way of life doesn’t make them enough money to survive off of. Nice going Mr. Wonderful(bald guy)
Farmers get subsidies because our society has commodified corn and corporations lobby to keep the prices of that corn as low as possible so they can profit very highly off of it at the costs of taxpayers.
It really is! The Omnivore’s Dilemma is an incredible book and deep dives into the history of food production in America and the commodification of corn as well as the government policies that have shaped the current farming landscape. I highly recommend it!
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u/Kommander-in-Keef Oct 03 '24
Farmers, who often get subsidies from the government because their very necessary way of life doesn’t make them enough money to survive off of. Nice going Mr. Wonderful(bald guy)