Субсидии на развитие фермерских хозяйств – это форма финансовой помощи, выделяемой фермерам государством с целью увеличения их дохода или регулирования цены и запасов сельскохозяйственной продукции. Американское правительство выделяет более 20 млрд долларов в год в виде субсидий для фермеров. Сторонники субсидий считают, что они жизненно необходимы, так как чистый доход фермеров снизился в 2015 году на 32% по сравнению с 2014 годом. Противники субсидирования утверждают, что фермеры должны быть способны самостоятельно обеспечивать себя и отмечают, что 2300 фермеров не выращивают сельхозкультуры, но ежегодно получают субсидии.
@2HWMWTZ3 года3Y
Let the government keep their hands out of the farmer's pockets. If a farmer is starting out then the opportunity to receive a loan should be offered. The loan should be set at a 1% interest rate for the duration of 15 years. Such a time would allow the farmer to make profit through the free market while at the same time bringing in a trickle of income for the government without being too much of a burden to said farmer.
@N9C62S3 года3Y
Yes to the extent that US Farmer remain competitive in the global market but the subsidies programs should be reassessed and modified not to promote over production of corn and soy and also to include more programs for medium/small scale agriculture that is not single-crop driven.
@MZRKP93 года3Y
Yes, but not as much and not for corporate farms except in a narrow set of circumstances and we should move towards paying the actual cost of food produced.
@M9GS333 года3Y
There should be no subsidies for the crops that are adding to our obesity problems such as wheat and corn. If something must be subsidized it should be vegetables and other healthy crops so healthy foods will be cheaper. We don't need subsidies for crops that are going primarily for potato chips, sodas, cereals, bread etc.
@M994H23 года3Y
Subsidize small,organic and American farmers not corporations and foreign owned
@M8X2PV3 года3Y
Only the small farmers not the big business farms who are making huge profits.
@M2BDQK3 года3Y
Yes, but only to small and organic farmers. Not to corn and factory farms.
@LW48SP3 года3Y
Yes, include organic farmers, but cut factory farm subsidies.
@KCQS7D3 года3Y
Most farm subsidies go to giant corporations like Monsanto. We need to end corporate farm subsidies and offer them to small independent farmers. And stop subsiding corn farmers and anyone who helps produce high fructose corn syrup/
@KBHYLT3 года3Y
The Federal Goverment should help farmers and organic famers. Monsanto is a monster that needs to be reined in. Monsanto should not be allowed to do the things they do and sale the food they do. How is it possible this has been passed by the FDA. FDA should be ashamed to pass this junk off as food to our kids and population. Thank GOD BBC doesn't hold back on what is going on with them.
