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What part of the agricultural adjustment act was considered controversial

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It gave the government the power to try to raise farm prices by setting production quotas and paying farmers to plant less food.- Seemed ridiculous to hungry Americans to pay farmers to not provide food and only property owning farmers actually saw the benefits of the Act (particularly affected African Americans poorly).- Supreme Court struck down the Act in U.S. vs Butler due to direct government intervention in economy

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The part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act was considered controversial: The fact that farmers were paid for destroying crops.

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