> Of course it is problematic that land owners are actually rewarded for their wealth
No, they are rewarded for playing along with whatever scheme's currently running. Stop trying to demonize them.
No, they are rewarded for playing along with whatever scheme's currently running. Stop trying to demonize them.
> When our government says "we must help the farmers", it means "we must help the 0.1%". Most of the land here is owned by exceedingly wealthy people. Some of them are millionaires from elsewhere: sheikhs, oligarchs and mining magnates who own vast estates in this country. Although they might pay no taxes in the UK, they receive millions in farm subsidies.[0]
> Farm subsidies, which remain limitless as a result of the Westminster government’s lobbying, ensure that every household in Britain hands £245 a year to the richest people in the land.[1]
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/01/farm-s...
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/03/landow...