Post by ghannaba on Oct 2, 2016 22:09:18 GMT
www.globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/international-trade-and-development-1-57/agricultural-subsidies.html\
www.reuters.com/article/us-foundation-food-subsidies-idUSKCN0HV1NK20141007
www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/agricultural-subsidies-reform-government-support
www.ncpa.org/pub/ba547
Choose any one of these interesting pages that discuss the impact US/EU subsidies have on the global market.
This group makes a great point I wanted to touch on regarding US Farm Subsidies. This very interesting and thought provoking film touches on the impacts that farm subsidies by the USDA impact the United States' economics, politics (to some degree), health, and the lives of individuals. The creators brought to light some very diverse examples of the negative impacts of these subsidies on Americans by putting a face to the stories that I have heard many times before of hunger in America being a problem. I could identify with the guilt the teacher discussed when handing out bags of food knowing that the food being distributed wasn't the best for their health and could, if dependent on for the long term (which many are), create more problems for the future. What this film did not do was discuss the negative impact US farm subsidies have on the global trade market and how small farmers globally who produce a variety of produce suffer and more importantly cannot have competitive fruits and vegetables for the markets and in some cases cannot even get their produce to the markets. This in turn, many argue, perpetuate poverty and represent a form of neocolonialism. I have seen the impacts both positive and negative farm subsidies have had on my life and my community (Plainview and Lubbock). However, we live in a day and age that we are becoming ever-more connected to others throughout the world. Perhaps, we should take the lead (a role America is many times clearly not afraid to take on the world stage) and finally work towards common goals for humanity across the globe to end hunger and poverty by taking steps to farm subsidy reform.
www.reuters.com/article/us-foundation-food-subsidies-idUSKCN0HV1NK20141007
www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/agricultural-subsidies-reform-government-support
www.ncpa.org/pub/ba547
Choose any one of these interesting pages that discuss the impact US/EU subsidies have on the global market.
This group makes a great point I wanted to touch on regarding US Farm Subsidies. This very interesting and thought provoking film touches on the impacts that farm subsidies by the USDA impact the United States' economics, politics (to some degree), health, and the lives of individuals. The creators brought to light some very diverse examples of the negative impacts of these subsidies on Americans by putting a face to the stories that I have heard many times before of hunger in America being a problem. I could identify with the guilt the teacher discussed when handing out bags of food knowing that the food being distributed wasn't the best for their health and could, if dependent on for the long term (which many are), create more problems for the future. What this film did not do was discuss the negative impact US farm subsidies have on the global trade market and how small farmers globally who produce a variety of produce suffer and more importantly cannot have competitive fruits and vegetables for the markets and in some cases cannot even get their produce to the markets. This in turn, many argue, perpetuate poverty and represent a form of neocolonialism. I have seen the impacts both positive and negative farm subsidies have had on my life and my community (Plainview and Lubbock). However, we live in a day and age that we are becoming ever-more connected to others throughout the world. Perhaps, we should take the lead (a role America is many times clearly not afraid to take on the world stage) and finally work towards common goals for humanity across the globe to end hunger and poverty by taking steps to farm subsidy reform.