Quote:Subsidies are tricky. I am generally not in favor of them, but I can see them being used to get certain industries rolling. I am NOT in favor of oil subsidies.  Farming I am, but that is because much of our produce development has to compete with, again, underdeveloped markets that have unfair advantages over our own. If we cut agricultural subsidies, our farms would go out of business and our produce would be entirely imported, costing millions of jobs. I believe we wouldn't have to subsidize agriculture if they could compete evenly with the other markets (and our own), but they cant. Without subsidies though, local produce and beef would be totally out-priced by Mexico and China.

 

I agree with almost all of this.

 

Now if we circle to renewable energy...  Wouldn't the same effect that we have with farm subsidies work for helping prop up an emerging industry here in the USA?  I mean, think if we actually did put solor panels in all the southwest and other high sunshine areas.  Why not make this investment?  

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