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Issues in Economics Today
Issues in Economics Today
Robert Guell, Indiana State University

Farm Policy

Web-Based Issues Questions

Question 32.1

Click on this article

http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/farmincome/fore.htm

Is the statement that the “Farm Sector Financially Sound” a realistic statement given that there is a projection for a 15% decline in farm sector net cash income? What other details in the article call the conclusion into question?

Question 32.2

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http://www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1509.html

Comment on farmers’ dependence on exports and whether this dependence contributes to or dampens income instability. Do you agree that farm subsidies damage US trade credibility?





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