Hug wrote:
I am a rancher and I live in a farming and ranching community. I do not know of any farmers or ranchers that the Trump Government has harmed, at least not yet.
The world does not revolve around you and your ranch. These tariffs have created higher prices for the farmer which affects supplies as farmers respond by increasing output and affect demand as consumers buy less. ...(because of the increase in prices)
Thus, the case against tariffs has two components: the distortions created within the country via higher domestic prices and the costs imposed on other countries via lost export sales and lower world prices. Not to mention how the subsidies, our tax money being spent to support farmers rather than other things such as infrastructure, work programs, education, new technology to keep competitive with the rest of the world who by the way are surpassing us in every way. Expand your horizon and wake up and smell the coffee.
Agricultural Subsidies, by Chris Edwards
Downsizing the Federal Government, Your Guide to Cutting Federal SpendingThe federal government spends more than $20 billion a year on subsidies for farm businesses. About 39 percent of the nation's 2.1 million farms receive subsidies, with the lion's share of the handouts going to the largest producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice.1
The government protects farmers against fluctuations in prices, revenues, and yields. It subsidizes their conservation efforts, insurance coverage, marketing, export sales, research, and other activities. Federal aid for crop farmers is deep and comprehensive.
However, agriculture is no riskier than many other industries, and it does not need an array of federal subsidies. Farm subsidies are costly to taxpayers, but they also harm the economy and the environment. Subsidies discourage farmers from innovating, cutting costs, diversifying their land use, and taking other actions needed to prosper in the competitive economy.
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Read more at...
http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/agriculture/subsidies