So, could someone enlighten me. How come the US keeps subsidizing its farmers, but requires that other countries, like Mexico, not do so?
Thanks,
Joanna
Farm subsidies were actually a product of the New Deal era when farmers tended to be small proprietors rather than the mega-corporations that they are today.
Louis Proyect, Marxism mailing list: http://www.marxmail.org
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