Hhhmmm, an African-American or Latino seeking public assistance is denigrated as a taxpayer's burden.

A midwest Anglo republican voting farmer receiving public assistance......pure apple pie americana.

At least farmers GROWING crops is better than doing nothing. There are farmers that have been getting paid NOT to grow any crops for years now. Maybe you'd rather it was that way? Those who produce, see results. Givers, GET. Takers, get TAKEN.

Farmers who are already using all their arable land are not producing anything additional by getting a subsidy.

They are not doing anything to receive the subsidy.

My real focus is on how society purposefully stigmatizes certain parts of our population while casting a blind eye to other parts.

Farmers who take public assistance during times of economic prosperity are no more noble than anyone else.

Hypocrisy.