3. But I think the real reason for farm subsidies is actually nationalism: no nation wants to depend on its food security on another country
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4. But farm subsidies have perverse effects not just on economics but also ecology (see California's water problems).
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5. In California case we see opening of fissure between nationalist agricultural policy & ecology. That fissure likely to widen in future.
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@VinnieTesla@HeerJeet They don't need to eat domestically grown food, though. That's the trick; governments subsidze domestic ag.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hoodedu@HeerJeet which isn't to deny that subsidies don't have their own raft of financial and moral problems.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hoodedu@HeerJeet It seems to be an iron rule of economic policy that every lever position has its distinctive downsides and dangers.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@VinnieTesla@HeerJeet Destabilizing massive parts of the world economy isn't a way to create security.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@hoodedu @VinnieTesla Exactly. But "national security" often leads to global insecurity. That's actually common in foreign policy.
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