tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post1517157995850547150..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Farm subsidies not necessary, should be eliminated to cut federal deficit, economic columnist saysMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-44229170266941561312013-01-08T15:37:16.284-05:002013-01-08T15:37:16.284-05:00Let me guess. He thinks his food comes from the gr...Let me guess. He thinks his food comes from the grocery store. No doubt, farm subsidies should be cut considerably but there needs to be some kind of floor in the event of catastrophic losses over several years that could result in loss of farm commodities to our food supply. I'm thinking of the decade of drought that resulted in the Dust Bowl and the multiple year droughts in the 1950s and 1970s. If forced into it, my husband and I could harvest enough wildlife and grow enough food to stay alive. Most urbanites could not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com