The downside to helping farmers through price supports and output restrictions has been that:

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All of the given options are downsides to helping farmers through price supports and output restrictions. Consumers end up paying higher prices for food as the price supports increase the cost of production and output restrictions limit the supply of food, while citizens end up paying higher taxes to support the costs of the program. Additionally, most federal subsidies tend to help large, wealthy farmers rather than small or poor ones, exacerbating income inequality.

The Downside to Helping Farmers Through Price Supports and Output