Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
I don't see how infrastructure, defense ... are "subsidies." You get something in return for your money. Subsidies prop-up otherwise unprofitable sectors. In the case of farming/green industries, it's rent-seeking.
I'm not expert on subsidies, but in a broad sense it includes stabilizing markets, housing, food supply, etc. You get returns on those, some tangible others perhaps more intangible. Kind of like US soft power that we are giving up.
Again, I'd certainly consider a reasoned approach to reductions but you can't in one sentence say 'get of them all' but then only pick the ones you favor.