alt Hacker NewsThe government already subsidizes private overproduction on US farmland. USAID was, at its heart, a farm subsidy.
And it should be said that most 'small' farmers in the US are millionaire scions and shouldn't need subsidies to make a profit in most parts of the US (we have abundant natural resources).
More than half of all calories produced in the US are not even for human consumption. And globally enough calories to feed every human on earth are lost to inefficiency each year.
We can all benefit from a better system of distribution and production without getting lost in the magical thinking of a public/private false dichotomy.
Subsidies account for a very small % of either production or consumption of food.
Not sure why you are making an argument about food subsidizes to me, I have not argued in favor of them.
> More than half of all calories produced in the US are not even for human consumption.
Most of those go threw animals and are then consumed by humans. There is a lost factor there but saying its not for human consumption misses the point I would say. For Chicken, Pork and fish the lost factor is pretty small.