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08-01-2010, 11:56 PM
Hoot Gibson Wrote:Not exactly. What you said was...
...which is not true. If the government stopped paying subsidies, then farmers would not be paid to not grow corn because that would be a subsidy by definition. You also said...
...which is also wrong. Increasing supply will not decrease the demand for corn. Cattle will still need to eat and increasing supply translates to a reduction in price, which would result in a greater consumption of corn. You may have meant to stipulate that the increase in supply was precipitated by an increase in price but you did not do so.
Growing corn is a cyclical process. Growing corn is not like manufacturing widgets because the cycle time to produce corn is much longer.
Market conditions can change drastically from the time that crops are planted to when they are harvested. A large corn surplus is more likely to occur because of favorable weather over the course of a growing season than because of an increase in the acreage planted.
I support eliminating subsidies but such an elimination should be coupled with extensive deregulation of American agriculture. Our farmers are the most productive in the world but they need a level playing field to compete globally without subsidies.
I was applying economics to the situation. Anytime supply increases, demand decreases. The demand for corn will not be of a high amount because there is so much more corn in the market. Thats just how it works. As I said before, the laws of demand and supply are driven by price.
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Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-26-2010, 09:03 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-26-2010, 09:37 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 06:59 AM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 12:15 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 12:18 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 01:28 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 01:42 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 02:39 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 03:16 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:02 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:03 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by vundy33 - 07-27-2010, 04:16 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 04:26 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 04:29 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 04:32 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:42 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:45 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:49 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:50 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 04:57 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 05:20 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-27-2010, 05:23 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-27-2010, 05:48 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by BlackcatAlum - 07-27-2010, 05:56 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 06:42 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 06:43 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 06:46 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Stardust - 07-27-2010, 08:05 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Stardust - 07-27-2010, 08:09 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-27-2010, 11:48 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by vundy33 - 07-28-2010, 02:03 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Stardust - 07-28-2010, 10:07 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 10:55 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 01:29 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-28-2010, 02:27 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 02:52 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 03:03 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-28-2010, 03:14 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-28-2010, 03:17 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 03:28 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 03:30 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-28-2010, 03:35 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 03:41 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 03:54 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-28-2010, 03:55 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 04:11 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-28-2010, 04:12 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 04:23 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 07-28-2010, 05:57 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 06:00 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 07-28-2010, 06:21 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-28-2010, 06:40 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-29-2010, 11:21 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Captain Backdoor - 07-29-2010, 11:56 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-29-2010, 01:29 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Beetle01 - 07-30-2010, 12:37 PM
Should corn be subsidized? - by ukyfootball - 07-31-2010, 10:40 AM
Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 07-31-2010, 06:06 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 07-31-2010, 07:54 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 08-01-2010, 12:13 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 08-01-2010, 05:12 PM
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Should corn be subsidized? - by Hoot Gibson - 08-02-2010, 05:52 AM
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