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How many cycles of spikes in demand six months out does it take to develop a futures market that spikes six months out and makes planting what's going to feed t
by bradleyjg 7y ago
How many cycles of spikes in demand six months out does it take to develop a futures market that spikes six months out and makes planting what's going to feed the nation in six months profitable today?
Besides which, I don't see any danger in Americans starving. We export enormous quantities of food and many food crops are, when you get right down to it, substitutes.
I see zero reason to continue subsiding agriculture--big, small, cash crop, heirloom vegetable, dairy, or anything else. Whether through cash, subsidized insurance, water policy, protectionist measures, or anything else.
Let the chips fall where they may.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoSubsidies must end. In the USA, subsidies are for commodity crops traded in Wall Street. Not for our food. A vast majority of it goes to feed too, but factory farms and CAFOs shouldn’t be encouraged anyways.