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Machael J. Passante '99 asked Glickman why theU.S. government continues to provide agriculturalsubsidies to many industries despite the widelyheld view by economists that such subsidies are,overall, a "waste of taxpayer money...
...Glickman responded by saying many of thesubsidy programs, such as those for the dairy,tobacco and peanut industries, have long-rootedhistories because they developed during the GreatDepression and were meant to keep people on theland and producing food...
...addition, Glickman said some of thesubsidies are still necessary to keep farmersproducing food, but "we are moving towards moremarket-oriented policies...
After the speech, Passante said he wasimpressed overall by Glickman's knowledge andexperience but was not satisfied with the answerto his question...
However, Jeffrey P. Yarbro '99, chair of theIOP Student Advisory Committee and son of aTennessee soybean farmer, said he was happy withthe attention Glickman paid to issues concerningsmall farmers...