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In 2021, 79 farmers in cities within Aleutians East Borough received a total of $4.4 million in 79 farm subsidies, a 99.5% increase from 2020, when the total was $2.2 million in 26 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom C Hoblet | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Alvin James Newman Jr. | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Kiley S. Thompson | $0 | $250,000 | -- |
| Kenneth Mack Sr. | $0 | $236,586 | -- |
| Taylor J. Lundgren | $0 | $213,134 | -- |
| Robert Lee Gould | $0 | $203,305 | -- |
| Tern, LLC | $0 | $183,745 | -- |
| Donald C. McCallum | $0 | $183,682 | -- |
| Robin Larsen | $0 | $182,652 | -- |
| James R. Smith Jr. | $0 | $178,551 | -- |
| Steven Galovin SR | $0 | $177,274 | -- |
| Osterback, Inc. | $0 | $159,495 | -- |
| Kenneth Mack Jr. | $0 | $153,680 | -- |
| Herman E. Samuelson | $0 | $150,279 | -- |
| Vernon C. Wilson Sr. | $0 | $148,900 | -- |
| Duke Ogata | $0 | $117,869 | -- |
| F-V Temptation, Inc. | $0 | $113,691 | -- |
| Andrew Corwin Wilson | $0 | $90,919 | -- |
| William Dushkin Sr. | $0 | $90,182 | -- |
| Bruce A. Foster Jr. | $0 | $83,925 | -- |
| John A. Foster | $0 | $83,469 | -- |
| Sea West, Inc. | $0 | $72,472 | -- |
| George P. Gundersen | $0 | $62,544 | -- |
| Jack R. Foster Jr. | $0 | $56,842 | -- |
| Bill R. Sager | $0 | $48,394 | -- |
| Paul K. Gundersen Jr. | $0 | $38,880 | -- |
| Peter a Shuravloff | $0 | $38,622 | -- |
| Annette a Galovin | $0 | $38,545 | -- |
| James R. Smith | $0 | $36,038 | -- |
| Grant L. Newton | $0 | $27,988 | -- |
| Pretender, LLC | $0 | $26,524 | -- |
| Patrick James Brown | $0 | $25,785 | -- |
| Richard E. Eastlick | $0 | $24,853 | -- |
| John P. Gardner | $0 | $23,697 | -- |
| Raymond Clark Holmberg | $0 | $18,526 | -- |
| Mark Anthony Newton | $0 | $18,400 | -- |
| John L. Galvin | $0 | $17,674 | -- |
| John K. Jaeger III | $0 | $17,397 | -- |
| Finner, Inc. | $0 | $16,343 | -- |
| Robert J. Gould Sr. | $0 | $16,091 | -- |
| Christopher Lewis Newton | $0 | $14,507 | -- |
| Benjamin J Mobeck SR | $0 | $14,503 | -- |
| Andrew Richard Foster | $0 | $14,333 | -- |
| Larry Bear Jr. | $0 | $13,058 | -- |
| Wayne K. Gundersen | $0 | $12,315 | -- |
| Stanley H. Mack | $0 | $12,199 | -- |
| Ramon D. Sparlin Jr. | $0 | $12,125 | -- |
| Martin H. Gundersen | $0 | $11,671 | -- |
| Benjamin Mobeck JR | $0 | $11,366 | -- |
| Charles K. Gundersen | $0 | $11,006 | -- |
| Charles W. Jackson | $0 | $10,165 | -- |
| Allen C. Miller | $0 | $10,082 | -- |
| Grand Kids, LLC | $0 | $9,615 | -- |
| Ricky B. Quint | $0 | $9,428 | -- |
| Jason N. Mack | $0 | $8,664 | -- |
| Norman Kuzakin | $0 | $8,660 | -- |
| Henry Lee Mack | $0 | $8,551 | -- |
| Northender, Inc. | $0 | $8,066 | -- |
| Ole Gordon Johansen | $0 | $7,614 | -- |
| Rudoplh Richard Demoski, JR | $0 | $7,416 | -- |
| Angela R. Johnson | $0 | $7,229 | -- |
| Jeremy Jay Mack | $0 | $6,485 | -- |
| Duane Kapp | $0 | $5,836 | -- |
| Warren E. Wilson | $0 | $5,476 | -- |
| Artemie Kalmakoff JR | $0 | $5,360 | -- |
| Leo Pendergraft | $0 | $5,332 | -- |
| Michael P. R. Trumble | $0 | $5,050 | -- |
| Harold D. Johnson Sr. | $0 | $5,040 | -- |
| John Alvin Nelson Jr. | $0 | $4,687 | -- |
| Brandon Smith | $0 | $4,649 | -- |
| Scott D. Morgan | $0 | $4,540 | -- |
| Leona V. Nelson | $0 | $4,160 | -- |
| Craig P Rysewyk | $0 | $3,849 | -- |
| James A. Nelson | $0 | $3,750 | -- |
| Esiah P Dushkin | $0 | $2,688 | -- |
| Kim L. Gundersen | $510 | $2,648 | 419.2% |
| Danny D. Johnson | $0 | $2,391 | -- |
| Herbert R. Johnson | $0 | $2,300 | -- |
| Lonnie G. Brandell | $0 | $2,001 | -- |
| Krenitzin Island Cattle Company | $9,269 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul A. Schaack | $4,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Ivan Hoblet | $158,511 | $0 | -100% |
| Travis S Hoblet | $151,794 | $0 | -100% |
| Cliff H. Bendixen | $7,613 | $0 | -100% |
| Corey K. Wilson | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Craig H. Bendixen | $28,739 | $0 | -100% |
| Dean Gould | $244,334 | $0 | -100% |
| Derek T. Wilson | $3,736 | $0 | -100% |
| Jose F. Medina | $16,492 | $0 | -100% |
| Justin Wilson | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Melvin E. Koso Jr. | $140,039 | $0 | -100% |
| Oscar S. Wilson | $22,554 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert J. Gould Jr. | $81,777 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven D. Gould | $74,199 | $0 | -100% |
| Ernest H Mobeck JR | $4,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Brady Marunde | $27,286 | $0 | -100% |
| Carl G. Carlson Jr. | $129,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Danny Cumberlidge | $38,197 | $0 | -100% |
| David M. Adams | $8,064 | $0 | -100% |
| Dick Jacobsen | $105,902 | $0 | -100% |
| Donald E. Eubank | $9,277 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwain A. Foster Sr. | $250,000 | $0 | -100% |
| Dwain Foster Jr. | $107,402 | $0 | -100% |
| Glen Gardner Jr. | $94,705 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,218,515 | $4,425,768 | 99.5% |
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