Journal Topic 7: Government Farm Subsidies

Journal Topic 7: Government Farm Subsidies

Government subsidies give money to farm land, some subsidies are to encourage growth and others are to discourage an influx of supply. The producers seem to take an anti subsidy side, they feel like the subsidies aren't actually helping, but are a waste of money. There are some cases where the government should help, but those are very dire circumstances, similar to those of the great depression. The school industry should be supported, not only with money, but also discerning taste. Taxes are a very delicate matter, and it is hard to say who should and shouldn't get money even when all the facts are brought to light. For example, you see two schools, both have equal financial issues, but one school has significantly higher test scores than the other, it is located in a poor asian district, while the other is located in a poor black district. Who should you give the money to? Is it fair to give it to the asian district? I think that there is no good answer and sometimes if you give equally to both, they will both have to close down due to lack of funds. People without school aged children should still have to pay, because they aren't paying for their children to go to school, they are paying for the opportunity for their children to go to school.