I mean. Okay. So is U.S. agriculture. Nobody ever brings that up. Roughly 20% of net farm income is due to government subsidies and our current farming model will completely collapse if they're removed.
Subsidies are used as a way to encourage industries to thrive despite low initial or ongoing profit margins in sectors that are important to the population at large. They're not inherently bad and their use isn't an indicator of worthiness or lack thereof.
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I mean. Okay. So is U.S. agriculture. Nobody ever brings that up. Roughly 20% of net farm income is due to government subsidies and our current farming model will completely collapse if they're removed.
Subsidies are used as a way to encourage industries to thrive despite low initial or ongoing profit margins in sectors that are important to the population at large. They're not inherently bad and their use isn't an indicator of worthiness or lack thereof.