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Cirsium

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15. Subsidies
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 04:37 PM
Sep 2025

The subsidies to agriculture are for the benefit of the general public: Cooperative Extension, the Land Grant colleges, the USDA, state ag agencies, Farm Credit, etc.

Trump never needed their support, since they do not represent a large enough voting bloc to matter.

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