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Sure there are some traditions that shouldnt be preserved solely for the sake of preserving them. But I think that the large number of communities that revolve around farming would benefit as a whole.


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How would these commmunities be hurt?

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If the farmers only make enough money to survive by being subsidized and the other members of the community only make enough money to survive by selling things purchased by subsidy dollars, they're going to be hurt pretty bad by the elimination of subsidies.