Brazil filed a lawsuit against the United States because they believed that the subsidies the United States gave to US producers violated WTO trade agreements. Brazil said that the financial aid given to the US gave their farmers an unfair advantage. The WTO agreed with Brazil and gave them permission to act out disciplinary measures against the United States. This authorization for retribution gave Brazil the right to enforce taxes on imports and exports as well as lift patent protections on US goods. However, these punitive measures could have had serious negative impacts on all industries in the United States. Therefore rather than remove the subsidies the United States provides its farmers, they decided to offer subsidies to Brazilian farmers …show more content…
The environment can become damaged because farmers will grow the crops requested by the government, even if doing so will deteriorate the soil, as well as increase the pests in the specific area. Lastly, not all farmers grow crops covered by most agricultural subsidies. This results in the these farmers having to raise the prices of their produce, which then results in people desiring their crops less than others. Even though there are many cons, the pros of subsidizing farmers far outweigh the cons. The U.S. should continue to subsidize farmers because without them, farmers must wait weeks in order to make money off of their work. Crops such as corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco, etc. do not grow over night. Thus this results in many farmers waiting weeks, sometimes months just to get paid for what they produce. Agriculture is a very important backbone to our society because it produces our food, materials to trade with, as well as materials a vast majority of the US population use today, such as wheat, tobacco, and …show more content…
Some concerns of immigration include the fear that immigrant communities can foster crime as well as the fact they take jobs Americans could fill. Those opposing the open door say that immigrants work for lower wages, and tolerate worse working conditions, which could potentially lead to them taking jobs Americans could fill. Another con is that immigrants generally do not have employment benefits, so they go to the ER for health care instead. Those opposing the open door also say that immigrants send their children to taxpayer-funded schools, making overcrowded classrooms even more filled (Unit 8, Lecture 1). They rely on public assistance to get by. On the other hand, individuals in favor of the open door believe there are benefits to immigration such as immigrant workers filling a wide variety of economic requirements as well as offering highly valued skills, such as engineering and computer programming. Others immigrants can provide the farm labor needed to bring in American crops every year, thus earning taxable income that could help pay for social programs such as Social Security, as well as contributing taxes to the government that can be used to improve the nation. Furthermore, the United States has long benefited from the infusion of new cultural resources added to our nation (Unit 8, Lecture 1). Another benefit I would add to the list is that