This update in earlier software has 300 new features that are said to reduce risk, slash costs by up to 50%, reduce administrative overhead by up to 80% and lower aggregate support costs by up to 35%.

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The document calls for reductions in farm subsidies elsewhere in the developed world that are even steeper than those proposed for America: an 83% reduction in aggregate support levels in Japan and the EU, and a reduction in trade-distorting support of 75% (53% for Japan).

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When the economy slows and jobs are shed, the state spends more on unemployment benefits, helping to support aggregate demand.

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