Brannan Plan
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The Brannan Plan was a post–World War II U.S. agricultural policy proposal that sought to support farmers’ incomes through direct government payments instead of traditional price supports.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brannan Plan canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal policy proposal
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agricultural policy proposal ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
family farms
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small farmers ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
agricultural producers
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farmers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedTo |
decouple farm income from market prices
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protect consumer food prices while aiding farmers ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural economics
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agricultural policy ⓘ economic policy ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
government subsidies
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income stabilization ⓘ price stabilization ⓘ |
| hasEffect | influenced later farm income support debates ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | not fully enacted ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
replace traditional price supports
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support farmers’ incomes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles F. Brannan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
conservative legislators
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some farm organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | postwar U.S. farm policy reform efforts ⓘ |
| policyMechanism |
direct government payments to farmers
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income support instead of price support ⓘ |
| positionHeldByProposer | United States Secretary of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Charles F. Brannan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedByOrganization | United States Department of Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedIn | Harry S. Truman administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | price support programs ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1940s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| topic |
agricultural subsidies
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farm income support ⓘ price supports ⓘ |
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