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getagrip_already

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7. The gov't buys huge amounts of dairy and grains as farm subsidies

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 11, 2025, 10:37 AM

Apr 11

They are redistributed to schools, homeless shelters, senior homes, etc as food aid. Both domestically and internationally. Not to mention to feed the military they are eliminating.

If the govt stops buying those products, prices will fall far below the cost to produce them.

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