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I've always thought the farm subsidies were wrong to begin with. I'm in favor of letting the market decide and making sure the land is used in the most valuable way. Subsidies, just don't fit in with my beliefs.
Most of the subsidies granted by the government are in the form of cheap water. Out west you have farmers growing rice in areas that just aren't suited for that sort of thing, and with out super-cheap water, farmers would never be able to grow any. Personally, I think the water should go where it has the highest value, and the value is placed by the market. Government subsidies only act toward inefficiencies.
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