[SampleMan]

The truth is that farmers don't take farm subsidies. People who want to purchase or hold onto land that they would not otherwise farm take the subsidy. CRP subsidies only amount to less than a 1% return.

This is bad for farmers because the subsidy allows non-farmers to pay more for land and for retired farmers to take their land out of the market place.

Once CRP was instituted, I watched as the area I grew up in Missouri quickly became predominantly owned by city gentry looking for a place in the country.

[org.whodat]

The truth is that farmers don't take farm subsidies. People who want to purchase or hold onto land that they would not otherwise farm take the subsidy. CRP subsidies only amount to less than a 1% return.

This is bad for farmers because the subsidy allows non-farmers to pay more for land and for retired farmers to take their land out of the market place.

Once CRP was instituted, I watched as the area I grew up in Missouri quickly became predominantly owned by city gentry looking for a place in the country.

Dead on excellent.