> There's a huge difference between subsidizing stability of staple crops and continuing to subsidize beyond sustainable levels or because of a lobby.
There is, just like every company has 20% of its workforce that can safely be fired, with zero, or positive impact on overall performance.
The problem is that nobody can reliably identify who that 20% is.
It's much the same with agriculture subsidies. Your system can either be efficient, or it can be resilient. The US Federal government - just like the government of every other developed country in the world - wants to err strongly on the side of resilience.
There is, just like every company has 20% of its workforce that can safely be fired, with zero, or positive impact on overall performance.
The problem is that nobody can reliably identify who that 20% is.
It's much the same with agriculture subsidies. Your system can either be efficient, or it can be resilient. The US Federal government - just like the government of every other developed country in the world - wants to err strongly on the side of resilience.