Our crazy farm subsidies, explained

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By Amelia UrryApr 20, 2015, 5:00 am58 pts
Nearly every industrialized nation on Earth subsidizes agriculture to some extent. It’s a way to make sure production stays high, and prices stay low. It’s just a matter of figuring out how to make it work — and that’s where things get tricky. Right now in the U.S., we subsidize certain crops pretty…

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