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by wikipedia on 2005-04-01 05:43:35The small farmers are not the primary beneficiaries: rather, the majority of the monies go to larger agricultural firms. Such cases sometimes provoke considerable publicity, since these policies usually claim to support the small farmer. Some farmers are actually opposed to subsidies because they tend to result in overproduction and lower prices, which then increases future reliance on subsidies. Thus a vicious downward spiral is formed, which becomes increasingly more difficult to escape from.
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title: 'who does it help?'
text: 'The small farmers are not the primary beneficiaries: rather, the majority of the monies go to larger agricultural firms. Such cases sometimes provoke considerable publicity, since these policies usually claim to support the small farmer. Some farmers are actually opposed to subsidies because they tend to result in overproduction and lower prices, which then increases future reliance on subsidies. Thus a vicious downward spiral is formed, which becomes increasingly more difficult to escape from.'
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date: 2005-04-01 05:43:35
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