THE GRAPES OF WRATH
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farm subsidies: a necessary evil?
Subsidies are payments, economic concessions, or privileges given by the
government to favor businesses or consumers. In the 1930s, subsidies were designed to
favor agriculture. John Steinbeck expressed his dislike of the farm subsidy system of
the United Sta ....
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.... continuing problem of agricultural overproduction. In 1916, the number of people living
on farms was at its maximum at 32,530,000. Most of these farms were relatively small
(Reische 51). Technological advances in the 1920's brought a variety of effects. The
use of machinery increased productivity while reducing the need for as many farm laborers.
The industrial boom of the 1920s drew many workers off the farm and into the cities.
Machinery, while increasing productivity, was very ....
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