You all are forgetting why farm subsidies exist in the first place: to  
insure a sufficient, economical supply of food for our tables. Without subsidies  
everything from milk to Wheaties would cost more and you might not find it on  
the shelf every time you go to the store. Without subsides, farmers simply 
would  not have any reason to stay in business. I come from the dairy state and 
my wife  grew up on a family farm. It's a miserably hard life and they only 
scratch out a  meager income. Not the type of life many people would endure 
without the  subsidies. I know a few farmers, but no rich farmers. 
 
Rummy