6. Subsidizing Massive Agricultural Corporations

Agricultural subsidies were meant to financially help farmers during a time when many Americans worked in agriculture, especially during and after the Great Depression and Dust Bowl.

While this support was needed in the past, now it may seem rather groundless as the number of farmers has decreased significantly. However, the agriculture lobby is as successful as ever, and the federal government distributes millions of tax funds — the great majority of which go to the most important companies — for insurance, research, marketing, and simply to overproduce.

Of course, farmers are once again in need of a little help as a result of former President Donald Trump’s trade war.