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| Yes | 37% | 254 votes | Total: 683 votes | |
| No | 63% | 429 votes |
Yes
by Rachael Lee
Created on: June 06, 2008 Last Updated: June 14, 2008
Do Americans like cheap food? Subsidies provide that they will receive their food at some of the lowest
by Mark Hopkins
Created on: August 08, 2007
'Farmers' played a significant role in the growth of the United States. Remember the Oregon Trail of
by Rick Badman
Created on: April 18, 2009
I lived on a farm up until I was 12. We didn't receive subsidies from the government. But in the future,
Created on: July 07, 2007
As is the case in most issues facing the people of this country, there is no black and white but only
Created on: February 26, 2008
Agricultural subsidies are very easy to criticize if one does not fully understand the implications
Created on: September 07, 2007
The American farmer is fast becoming extinct. Family farms that once dotted our rural landscape are
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No
by Mark Luedtke
Created on: June 20, 2008
The argument for farm subsidies is they help small, family farmers stay in business. That's a silly
Created on: November 23, 2007 Last Updated: February 07, 2009
U.S. farm subsidies were once intended to help farmers ride out variations in their markets. Since then,
by Charles Ray
Created on: April 18, 2009
It is long past time to recognize the fact - the small, family farm that forms the basis of the image
by Clark Lester
Created on: January 12, 2008
I think the farm subsidy program is in need of some serious reform. Let me tell you why-
U.S. farm subsidy
Created on: June 20, 2008
American farmers do not need to continue to receive government subsidies. The original idea behind farm
Created on: January 10, 2008
I believe No but, you have to consider what are they getting the subsidy for? How much is it and are
Created on: January 15, 2008
Government subsidies of any kind are ultimately based on the assumption that people can't make the best
Created on: February 15, 2008 Last Updated: December 02, 2010
Using Mike Huckabee's reasons for farm subsidies, I will argue against them.
1. We must be able to feed
Created on: July 06, 2007
I am not an American, so I'd have to say no. I'm a Canadian, so I'd have to say double no. No and no.
Created on: July 07, 2007
There are "farmers" that buy up land here in California just because they can get subsidies to NOT grow