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...and also you want to make sure that you have a fair bit of domestic food production in case war or some other geopolitical event causes imports to become exp
by marvin 16y ago
...and also you want to make sure that you have a fair bit of domestic food production in case war or some other geopolitical event causes imports to become expensive or unavailable. It's potentially a life-and-death question. You Americans don't have a lot of history with this, but Europeans have.
- CapitalistCartr 16y agoThe USA is a major producer and exporter of food, most of which doesn't get subsidies. Reducing or eliminating the subsidies on corn, sugar, peanuts, and milk wouldn't make that change. We are the most successful agricultural producer on Earth.
- vilhelm_s 16y agoConversely, you may _want_ interdependence for exactly this reason. If two countries are dependent on each other for basic needs, they will not be able to go to war. This kind of reasoning was the seed for the European Union: by joining the coal and steel industries of France and Germany into a single entity, the European Coal and Steel Community was thought to make further wars in West Europe practically impossible.
- quanticle 16y agoThe US is the worlds largest exporter of grain. I think we'll have enough even without subsidies that strangle African farmers.