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Western countries subsidize agriculture because there are a lot of farmers and they are a powerful voting block. In the US, they are especially influential in l
by stickfigure 7y ago
Western countries subsidize agriculture because there are a lot of farmers and they are a powerful voting block. In the US, they are especially influential in low-population states with high senator-to-citizen ratios.
Yeay democracy, I guess.
- corybrown 7y agoAre there a lot of farmers in the US? I don't seek it out, but I've read a few times that small family farms are quite rare and most food is produced by huge agribusiness farms
- CodeCube 7y agoThose agribusiness farms still employee people, and those people vote in the same ways as farmers, even though they may not own a farm
- bdamm 7y agoAgriculture is an enormous business in the USA, with 1% of the overall GDP. That may seem small, but consider that all USA industry combined is only 18% of the GDP. Many states in the country depend on agriculture as their #1 product. The USA is an exporter of food, with corn, beans, wheat and beets being the top crops.