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Originally posted by Griff
Little of that has anything to do with "pure" libertarianism. Corporate welfare, which, arguably, includes the drug subsidy you propose, is not libertarian.
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I think it's a mix of social and corporate welfare.
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What you describe are the natural outcomes of a mixed economy. We intervened for farmers and consumers, destroying the market in agriculture. We intervened for health providers and the sick, destroying Americas health care system (leaving aside Nixons wage and price controls). These interventions cause disruptions, such as the concentration in agriculture, which lead to more political power and more subsidies. In my rural township, we have exactly one remaining dairy farm. He happens to be the single worst farmer in the area, but he knows how to play the gov subsidy game so he continues.
I had a convoluted dream last night that I was able to stick it to subsidized corporate farmer Ted Turner last night, weird.
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Heh, that's a great dream. As someone from a rural area, did you or your relatives, friends, etc. find advantages to the farm subsidies? I mean, I understand the practical reasons why they were first imagined up, but I'm curious if they had the intended effects, or if all the ones getting aid are like the dairy farmer you described.