[Early2Rise]

Indeed. So many complain that prices are unstable without intervention, then blame artificial shortages and surpluses on the free market. Remind you all of another price that’s currently much lower than it should be?

Notice how in the agweb article they quote a “part-time USDA economist”

[Early2Rise]

Obviously many farmers, big and small, real farmers and professionals quick to cash in on a good thing have benefited from these programs. They would loudly protest the end of these benefits, but everyone else would reap both lower taxes and lower food bills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdZXYk3zKI The 11 min segment (of a half hour program available free on youtube) describes the special-interest driven waste in America and Europe, where they've had a mountain of butter and who knows what else these days.