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I was under the impression a farm subsidy is not the government paying the farmers to not grow crops, but instead to grow crops. The government subsidies the farmers to grow crops and basically buys a fixed amount from them at a fixed price. Then the food the government can't use or save is typically destroyed. The advantage of farm subsidies is if there is ever a draught or disaster of some sort we will have the saved up food suply and not be dependent on others. In addition it keeps farms in buisness so we can produce food when we need it. Letting the market dictate crops would be foolish because it would cause a lot of runs on food which could cause famin in some areas.
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