If you grew up in the European Community you have an opinion on its Common Agricultural Policy or CAP – with some people dramatically FOR the idea, and likely more people either against it or simply baffled by it. It is founded in French folklore, and was at French insistence. Essentially it is a policy for food security, but more often it is thought of as a policy in favor of financial the security for people who live in the country or who produce food. So when you hear that the EU has struck a deal on farm subsidies after three years of negotiations, there is a tendency to assume that the same mistakes have been made yet again. We…