>"Sounds to me like they want privileges, why not a few obligations for a change?" Exactly, recipients of those subsidies should be obligated to contribute to

>"Sounds to me like they want privileges, why not a few obligations for a change?" Exactly, recipients of those subsidies should be obligated to contribute to food banks for the poor. I don't believe any such strings are attached today. Source: I have a American friend who has farm land as part of a second home but has never grown a single crop, he receives an annual subsidy check and has now for many years.