Agreed.
“I did try to make the point that this administration and its anti-American business policies that are really to blame.”
I agree. I think the admin is trying to get food prices so far out of the realm that most people cannot buy any without a subsidy of food stamps, etc. that can be turned off at discretion. I also believe the “Food Safety Modernization Act” will have something ugly in store for those who try and be self reliant also, but that remains to be seen.
Not surprisingly, it's difficult to find any information that explains this in laymen's terms. As egregious as this bill is, along with the sell-out by House and Senate R's, there is a lot of conflicting and confusing information out there.
What I did find though is that there was a late amendment that exempted "...producers who sell locally [~400 mile radius], less than $500,000 a year.".
However, there is some hope, if the R's in the House don't fund the $1.4B bill. Of course that's not a permanent fix.
What I've not been able to confirm [through legitimate sources, not blogs or the like], is the seed "issue". One reader claimed to have searched the actual bill for the word "seed" and couldn't find anything in the bill that prevented the purchase, storage or use of heirloom seeds.
Are you aware of any legitimate information on the seed "issue"?