Farm Subsidies - A Necessary Evil?-
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Subsidies are payments, economic concessions, or privileges
given by the government to favor businesses or consumers. In the
1930s, subsidies were designed to favor agriculture. John Steinbeck
expressed his dislike of the farm subsidy system of the United States
in his book, The Grapes of Wrath. In that book, the government gave
money to farms so that they would grow and sell a certain amount of
crops. As a result, Steinbeck argued, many people starved
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can deal with the problems of the farmer, subsidies will continue to be used. --- Works Cited Blanpied, Nancy. Farm Policy. Congressional Quarterly: Washington D.C., 1984. Fox, Michael. Agricide. Schoken Books: New York, 1986. Long, Robert Emmet. The Farm Crisis. Wilson Co.: New York, 1987. MacFadyen, J. Tevere. Gaining Ground. Holt, Reinhart, and Winston: New York, 1966. Reische, Diana. U.S. Agricultural Policy. Wilson Co.: New York, 1966. Solkoff, Joel. The Politics of Food. Sierra Club Books: San Francisco, 1985.
can deal with the problems of the farmer, subsidies will continue to be used. --- Works Cited Blanpied, Nancy. Farm Policy. Congressional Quarterly: Washington D.C., 1984. Fox, Michael. Agricide. Schoken Books: New York, 1986. Long, Robert Emmet. The Farm Crisis. Wilson Co.: New York, 1987. MacFadyen, J. Tevere. Gaining Ground. Holt, Reinhart, and Winston: New York, 1966. Reische, Diana. U.S. Agricultural Policy. Wilson Co.: New York, 1966. Solkoff, Joel. The Politics of Food. Sierra Club Books: San Francisco, 1985.