[xm177e2]

But not the farmers. They have apparently been bestowed with the Divine Right to Farm. If they can't make enough to live on, they have the legal power to loot the rest of us so they can stay on the farm anyway. This sounds like insanity. Would someone please explain it to me?

Yes. Domestic food production is important to our national security.

[Hank Kerchief]

Yes. Domestic food production is important to our national security.

Then why does the government burn it, bury it, and pay farmers not produce it? Hank

[southland]

I was in Ireland last year and saw very many big tractors which cost big bucks here in the states . The fields in Ireland are very small due to the rock fences that have been erected through the eons. There is absolutely no way they could afford these very expensive tractors without extensive government help. Yet our farmers are expected to compete with these government subsidized operations with out help. There is absolutely no way we will have the very inexpensive food without assistance from the government . They can't compete with the government subsidized farmers in other parts of the world. We will wake up some day and wonder what happened to our source of food. I grew up on a farm and know firsthand what I am talking about. I would have farmed like my father did but realized that I could not have my basic needs met from farming.