The thing is subsidies only accounted for . 615 % of the total taxes collected by the govt . so even if the govt budget was balanced you would see almost no difference . My taxes for example . I payed roughly $ 2000 in taxes after deductions . That would mean for me I would save roughly $ 12 . 30 . On the other hand , food prices would go up by an average of 40 %. Also biofuels used to be a wash but in the last few years we have become much more efficient in our extraction processes . They still aren ' t comparable to fossil fuels but in 10 years , who knows . Now on the cash crops thing . It would be MUCH better for farmers to go crops such as Tobacco , Ginseng , or bamboo . But the world food shortage would be a killer . The only crop that is on par with corn is rice and most people wouldn ' t be too fond of us flooding all our farmland every year when we are already draining all of our aquifers . I ' ve thoroughly enjoyed talking farming with y ' all ! I hope I have shined some light on some of the myths and stigmas of farming subsidies . I ' m heading to my family Turkey day celebration and will respond when I get home . HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE ! Love all you people ! Even if some of you guys are super dense