George Nemeth: Where are the free marketeers on this issue?
What do you think would happen?
I’ve got a way to reduce global poverty, decrease the number of workers crossing our borders illegally, save American taxpayers money, and cut your supermarket bill — in one fell swoop. How? Get rid of US farm subsidies and tariffs.They were supposed to be a temporary remedy for small farmers during the Depression. But, renewed every five years regardless of which party controls Congress, farm subsidies keep going and going. They’ve been costing taxpayers some $11 billion a year. The Senate is now considering the latest version, and it’s hardly better than what’s come before.
Look, I have no problem insuring small farmers against major losses. But farm subsidies go mostly to big agribusinesses that hardly need them…
