I think the argument most commonly put forth is not "feeders of the people" but "national security." Proponents of the subsidies say that the ability of a natio

I think the argument most commonly put forth is not "feeders of the people" but "national security." Proponents of the subsidies say that the ability of a nation to feed itself is a matter of national security. Although in the era of factory farms and big agra it seems like the "national security" is maybe less of a concern that during say the Eisenhower era.