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The government should stay out of it. If winemakers produce wine that the market does not want they should change or go under.
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
The government should stay out of it.
If winemakers produce wine that the market does not want they should change or go under.
- Symbiote 3y agoWine is at the extreme end, but the subsidy is to preserve food security and jobs in rural communities. It applies to a wide range of agricultural goods and basic products of those goods (cheese, wine etc).
- mytailorisrich 3y agoWine is not really critical for food security, even in France. Their wheat farmers are. No, in France there are two aspects: first, the wine lobby is powerful. Second, vineyards and wine are seen are very symbolically important for the country and its identity, down to how the countryside looks.