A few billions to the farmers never hurt. Farmers do not buy Lamborghini's, they buy John Deere and Case.
It is a subsidy that stays in the country.
I don’t disagree, uplc! I think if he had a better idea to replace it with, at this time, he might have started them thinking about that. I don’t call it ‘pandering’. I think he was reassuring them, honestly, that he does not support pulling the rug out from under their industry.
It’s hard to imagine him supporting anything that would reduce manufacturing in America.
There are so few farmers left in the country that you can practically count them in a few minutes. Most farms are run by large agribusinesses. Most farm equipment costs more than a Lamborghini. The whole need for farm subsidies is now simply subsidies for large businesses. Burning ethanol for fuel is one of the most stupid subsidies you could imagine. By the time you subtract the diesel fuel and electricity to run the equipment, and the petroleum to make the fertilizer, the amount of energy you gain is near zero.
A cool breeze of common sense. Every other business with subsidies and tax breaks are good, farmers are evil and so are their products. Sarc