[doglot]

I really wish some of the posters would at least put their home state on their profile. It would help to possibly understand why they say what they do. This goes for both sides of the debate.

[Doomonyou]

I agree. (they're chicken.)

[doglot]

To those who want to beat up on tobacco farmers and tobacco in general. Tobacco subsidies are going away. Fast! Tobacco companies are contracting with farmers to raise what they will need. Can we say naming their own price? Evidently a fair one, right now. Tobacco manufactures have traditionally tried to be good to the growers. They knew neither was much use without the other. Tobacco auctioneering, the ultimate free market, is all but dead. Tobacco has kept many FAMILY farms in business in every state, but this is going away at an accelerated pace.