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> Agriculture is also a small portion of the state’s GDP Be careful not to fall into the GDP trap. This is a place where free markets looking for efficiencies
by dehrmann 4y ago
> Agriculture is also a small portion of the state’s GDP
Be careful not to fall into the GDP trap. This is a place where free markets looking for efficiencies will cost you in p99 events. It's one thing when there's a toilet paper or semiconductor shortage. It's another when it's food, so it makes sense for governments to subsidize farm production, whether it's though cheap water or buying surplus product, to ensure a stable food supply.
- gruez 4y agoBut if the state wants to protect its food supply, surely there are better ways to do that than growing overpriced nuts?
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y agoLOL. Sure, FEMA will distribute rations of almond milk and pistachios when shit hits the fan!
- PeterisP 4y agoWe're not talking about staple crops here, there's no impact on food security - in this context "food" means agricultural products like almonds and pistachios, and if a farm gets restrictions so that they don't have enough water to farm almonds, they can start growing something less water-intensive like wheat.
- lokar 4y agoI can live with almond milk going up 50%