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> The subsidies are such that a cattle farmer can actually make a profit buy growing corn, selling it (with subsidies), then buying corn back to feed their own
by Guvante 13y ago
> The subsidies are such that a cattle farmer can actually make a profit buy growing corn, selling it (with subsidies), then buying corn back to feed their own livestock.
I fail to see how this is enlightening, of course growing corn creates a profit. If you are excluding the base profit of the corn, why wouldn't a subsidized market create additional profit?
- grecy 13y agoTo be able to grow, sell, buy, use and still come out ahead, you must be able to sell the corn for more than you can buy it for, which is nonsensical.
- Guvante 13y agoThat is the way subsidizing works, you get more than just the purchase price. You could subsidize production, but it is easier and has other benefits to subsidize sale.