@ryangrim we produced food for centuries before ag subsidies. We built houses for decades before Fannie and mortgage deduction.
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@conncarroll which centuries? Feudalism? Slavery? Name a single century capitalism produced food without government support1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@conncarroll not feudalism, but yes the US was capitalist in the 1800s and had slavery. So name one century the free market alone made food1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@conncarroll right! So when is your mythical period of a free market creating food on its own? Ag subsidies came shortly after slavery ended1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@conncarroll but not close to a century. So wanna revise your claim?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@conncarroll I'll revise for you: We grew food for a few decades without ag subsidies (but did have Jim Crow)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@conncarroll also, answer to your Q is 1500s-1700s
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