Farm Subsidies US..$20 Billion per year.

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I was wondering about farm subsidies , those that are given to NOT plant crops...isn't this still done, also the normal price protection subsidies
With inflation being what it is..rising food prices.. .wouldn't more corn lower the prices and also have more to sell over seas.

Anyone know what the subsidies are costing us?

I also have a thought.
Since most of our major farming and foods sources seem to come from out thar..the West and middle areas of the country, Red States, and the South too, more Red areas..how would the Tea and Pubs feel about the government saving $ by ending those payments to their own constituents. Any ideas?
{Guess have to google to see Teas and Pubs ideas toward those areas of the budget. Are we talking real money here or just a trickle of our budget}
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Heres the story on subsidies in general..will look for the one on the "not planting of "..and yes according to the article , most States who get the most are red States so my question on how the Pubs and teas would feel on cutting those subsidies, it would effect their own constituents the most, are they willing to bite the bullet? What do you think?
If they are I would have more respect for their positions..$20 Billion that's a lot of $ for just one item of expenditure's don't you think?
If they were in favor that would be a brave thing to do considering that it would hurt in the pocket book the ones who support them...though the small farms are not what they were, all major agri business today. Which means less workers on these farms but how about the contributions from these major businesses..remember Puns.Tea...are pro business. Again i ask, what do you think.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy
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Here is a link from the Heritage foundation that goes into it in detail..including the reasoning behind them but then also debunks the reasons given...1% of Us population are into farming..most farmers have income way over the national average, see $200 thousand a year, and most farming to day is by big mega sized corporations..this is a long article but a quick scan shows this idea of subsidies, started back with Roosevelt is long out dated, it was supposed to be a temporary thing to save the American farmer when large #'s of America was still involved in farming for a living, family farms. Not he case in 2011, not even close.
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www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/06/how-farm-subsidies-harm-taxpayers-consumers-and-farmers-too

{ This is a article that is dated 2007 but in reading it it seems to be as up to date today as it was three years ago but a heads up to the reader is justified as to the date of}