Actually its a lot more complex than that Mithus, there are farm subsidies... but often those are subsidies NOT to grow something, strange as that sounds.

Also a lot of subsidies and incentives go for ethanol fuel. In fact the price of food has has gone WAY UP due to gov't intervention, and subsidizing ethanol. Lots of corn goes to ethanol, raising the price of animal feed and corn products.

But I am not against some farm subsidy, because I consider it a militarily needed industry. And I definitely think it should be protected by trade law, foreign food is a major danger to this country.

Anyhow, the govt does not pay for half the cost of our food... not sure where you heard that.

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