Posted by JD Seller on March 20, 2016 at 15:04:00 from (208.126.198.123):
In Reply to: Farms come and gone posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on March 20, 2016 at 14:41:22:
Farming can be a fickle mistress. A small bad decision can be fatal if there is a big market swing shortly after the mistake. Also it is hard to keep family businesses going in general. I think the trouble is the drive to build a business is different than the management to KEEP a business going. Also you have no way to tell what your heirs are going to be or do. Actually this turn over is a good thing in this country for the average person. We do not have hundreds of year old holdings here. That is a strength for the country.
We maybe getting a different lord/surf type of thing going with today's corporate ownership of too many things. This is NOT good for the long term health of the country. You need the average man to be able to "OWN" his own destiny for the country to be successful.
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