what is the position of subsidy opponents 
technically speaking a free market economy is free of subsidies subsidy opponents feel free market forces should determine if a business survives or fails if it fails those resources will be allocated to more efficient and profitable use opponents argue that subsidies unnecessarily distort markets preventing efficient outcomes as resources are diverted from more productive uses to less productive ones the bottom linea subsidy given to an individual business or institution usually by the government can be direct or indirect they can assist struggling industries encourage new developments and promote a social good or policy sometimes by helping one sector or group in the economy they hurt another group such as a subsidy that helps farmers but increases food prices for consumers or they can fail economically but achieve cultural or political goals 