tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31021134.post9129890875337966534..comments2023-05-20T11:09:48.466-04:00Comments on Michael Katsimbris's Blog: Farm SubsidiesMichael Katsimbrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12760088740215297546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31021134.post-13541799417154987972007-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:002007-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:00I think farm subdisides are inherently inefficient...I think farm subdisides are inherently inefficient. They inflate the world world price of certain goods, let alone our price. In fact, at the Doha Round of the 2006 WTO negotiations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha_round), the trade talks were all but completelt halled because the U.S. refuses to back down on its own farm subsidies.<br /><br />If I'm a poor restaurant owner, why should I get assistance from the government if my business isn't doing well? But if your a farmer, you better believe you're expecting a check from Uncle Sam.<br /><br />Even Greg Mankiw (http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/08/our-insane-farm-policy.html) links to an article from Jonah Goldberg in agreement to the criticism of our farm policy. Now, mind you, it's EXTREMELY difficult for me to agree with anything Jonah Goldberg says, but I agree with him on the article that Greg linked to on the U.S's farm policy.Michael Katsimbrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760088740215297546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31021134.post-13762620512355342312007-02-06T09:48:00.000-05:002007-02-06T09:48:00.000-05:00Why do you dislike farm subsidies? Just curious.....Why do you dislike farm subsidies? Just curious...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com