[algernonpj]

How do you think the government forces a farmer to buy Monsanto patented seed corn?

You are putting words in my mouth! I said I saw a potential for a large corporation to control food supply through its influence on the government.

Do you believe it is out of the realm of possibility that a large corporation could influence government regulation to its advantage and its' competitor's detriment?

I have not forgotten what Bastiat wrote in 'The Law' about what I call the dark side of human nature, what Bastiat refers to as the ‘common tendency’ of ‘mankind’ to ‘live and prosper at the expense of others’.

[Mr. Lucky]

You haven't answered my question. How do you think the government forces farmers to buy Monsanto patented seeds?

(A farmer who purchases a Monsanto patented seed does so because he perceives it to be superior to the market alternatives, not because of government fiat.)