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Article: In defense of farm subsidies.(LETTERS)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 6, 2003
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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Tuesday's editorial, "A bitter harvest," perpetuates the myth that poor farmers in developing countries would be prospering if only the West did away with farm subsidies. Of course, the recent famines in Ethiopia and Southern Africa, which had little to do with a lack of food, per se, were left out of the discussion.
The first fact that needs to be recognized is that Western farm subsidies have flooded the world with cheap food. Despite this, millions of poor people in the developing world cannot afford to buy enough food even at the current, artificially low prices. What will happen to them if food prices are allowed to rise ...