Posted on 02/15/2002 2:58:58 PM PST by RJCogburn
You could certainly pass for one.
Having grown up in NYC, I think I can recognize the type when I see it.
The Amish and Mennonites can farm without government subsidies and also have enough to sell outside of their communities.Why not suggest to Congress to ask them how it's done? LOL
Good idea. While you're at it, why not also ask Congress to figure out how to feed the whole country on the yields they get from their horse-drawn operations?
Interesting. There are farmers here who are forced by gov't edict to leave whole pastures idle because they're "close" (in my father inlaw's case, "close" seems to mean "a couple hundred feet") to a small creek.
You need to buy a bigger shovel. At the rate you're digging, you'll never find a clue.
The result (among other things) is piss-poor farmers in Michigan, and "Country Gentlemen" farmers in New England.
Exactly! I am for the total elimination of government from every aspect of production, from farming to high-tech. It would not solve all problems (there will always be problems) but it would eliminate all those problems that only exist because of government intrusion.
Hank
You dont see sarcasm when you see it??????
I don't understand this. If people are buying food from other countries because it's cheaper, then why would American farmers want American products to cost more rather than less? How do they intend to be competitive while offering more costly products?
So why not farmers? The rest of us are sick to death of welfare-farmers whining all the time. Run your damn business, or sell it to someone who can, period!
If you think you've got it so damn tough, try making a living in high tech, where your latest product goes obsolete in 9 months, the price you can charge goes down 20-30% every year and you can't stick excess inventory in some silo until things improve, because it'll be worthless this time next year.
Stop sucking on the taxpayer tit and let's see a real market function in farming too. Or go build your Soviet state someplace else.
Welfare farmer parasites make me sick.
Read before your bile starts to rise, It was sarcasm if you had looked. Geeeez
The Country backs republicans. The city backs democraps. That simple.
The price of cereal is a damn shame. Brand name stuff for $4.00+ box is ridiculous. Next to popcorn at the movies, cereal is probably the highest profit grain product out there.....wait, beer has to be in there somewhere also.
the price of milk is now more rationally based upon 3 factors: 1. the protein content, 2. the bacteria count, and 3. milk solids (lack of water addition).
there are still some anomalies, for example, california does not allow the import of milk from other states, thereby increasing the cost of ca milk, and i think the new england dairy compact engineered by jeffords still has some stupid government controls.
Maybe we can get a subsitdy!
To The Folks who are trashing farmers:
I know this is Free Republic, but I am somewhat of a loss at to the anger at some of the hardest working people in this counrty, when welfare for non-productive people is mentioned, no one says a word. Must be DU guest night.
AGAIN, I don't like any kind of welfare or govmint handouts, but American Farmers FEED YOU and WORK FOR A LIVING!
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