While shrinking agricultural subsidies from a glance looks like a great way to save a lot of money, the reality of it is not so simple. Those agricultural subsi

While shrinking agricultural subsidies from a glance looks like a great way to save a lot of money, the reality of it is not so simple. Those agricultural subsidies are THE reason we don't regularly experience large spikes in food prices and have regular and expected small famines, similar to other regular market fluctuations. And if we do experience a famine from say poor rainfall, or bad storms while nor producing any extra, then we will have almost nobody to turn to to import food from since almost all of our major trading partners are importing our food and have little to export. Not to mention the security risk it posses to be low on food, and further the civil uprisings that desperation would inevitably cause. The vast majority of uprisings and civil revolts throughout history have been triggered by food shortages and famine. The reason agricultural subsidies were initially implemented was to prevent civil strife and rebellion; farmers not losing their asses so bad from a badly timed market shift was just a side benefit.