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Farmers (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

European farmers are massively subsidized, too. Currently it’s about €50bn/a, or approximately €1000 for every citizen fed in the EU.

https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-farm-subsidies-slashed-in-new-long-term-budget-plan/

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Good (ish) though, obviously that 1000 isn't coming linearly, it's with progressive taxes, so it's going towards subsidising food for everyone, so the baseline cost is lower.

    Personally I think that only staples (grains, legumes, root vegetables, maybe squash) should be eligible for subsidies, but even then it's good.

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