I don&#x27;t think that&#x27;s correct either. Many of the crops grown in the american west wouldn&#x27;t be profitable if it weren&#x27;t for huge subsidies. In the most egregious cases Californian farmers have grown thirsty, low value crops while their counterparts in the Southeast were being paid to destroy them.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mises.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;water-subsidies-and-shortages-american-west" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mises.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;water-subsidies-and-shortages-amer...</a>