Would like to point out that these farmers aren ' t on a similar welfare system at all so their hypocrisy implied in the meme is a moot point . Farmers who are struggling actually purchase crop insurance from the USDA to protect them from market variances . They are not required to have it , but in the case they need it , the USDA will pay out to help them . It ' s what makes agriculture a far less expensive endeavor for our government than other industries . So yeah , farmers benefit from their business operation being subsidized to some extent . But much of their payouts from the government come from an insurance program they already pay into , AND the USDA isn ' t operating at such a dramatic loss because of this very program . So I ' d hardly imply that farmers are bankrupting the country to the extent our poorly managed welfare system is .