... a lot of people could not afford to pay their taxes. The result of them now paying their taxes was they were forced to sell their farms for no profit. The devastation of this area was so severe that it was given the nickname the Dust Bowl. The dust storms caused more economic ... of the reduction program helped the larger farmers while adding to the woes of the smaller farmers. As a result, many small farmers would lose their farms, and people like sharecroppers and tenant farmers were evicted because the smaller farmers could not pay them. This program benefited larger farmers and was la...

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