[Doomonyou]

Number 1, Where is the industrial size HURL ALERT?

Do you realize that 30 percent of the wheat farmers' gross income comes from the government? Thirty percent! The guys that grow other grains and soybeans get 20 percent of their income from Washington. Can you say "socialized agriculture"?

Can you say idiot? Where does this moron thinks food comes from? I guess this pinhead never heard of drought, taxes, environmental regulations, hail, tornados, floods, et. al. American Farmers Feed the WORLD! How much More taxpayer dollars goes to welfare, People producing nothing? This guy whining about overweight people? That's the farmers fault? Sheldon Richman should spend a year in Ethiopia, then pop off.

What a Clymer.

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[sarasmom]

What I find odd is that nobody talks about the " healthy fresh food" in our stores being produced from countries who have NOT banned the officially designated dangerous pesticides.

I am not an expert on farm subsidies, but would someone please tell me why "safe" US produced foodstuffs are sent to starving countries and I cant find a fresh vegatable in my local grocery store made in the USA?

I am not trying to be flip-I really would like someone to give me the short true answer to this question.