Jeff Leeson
I.B. Comparative Politics and Economics (SL)
Steve Smith
South PM3
March 1st, 2009 (due March 3rd, 2009)
Commentary 3
Source: Stone, Matthew. Local Dairy Farms Try to Remain Viable. 15 Feb. 2009. 1 Mar. 2009 <http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/6/2/120697326.html>.
I.B. Syllabus 2.6
Word Count: 657
This article’s main focus is about subsidies for Maine’s dairy farms. Questions are raised when government starts thinking about cutting the state’s subsidy program. It explains the importance for subsides and also things like who will be affected, how will they be affected and what would happen if their industry were to fall. The economic concepts reveled in this article include: