Posted by paul on March 20, 2018 at 07:28:40 from (66.60.223.229):
In Reply to: Re: Farm Problem posted by jim buford on March 20, 2018 at 05:44:26:
Nixon and Carter used food as a weapon. That changed agriculture economics in the USA forever.
Many administrations used food as an economic bargaining chip, as the current one is doing right now.
As such, the govt is directly affecting the value of farmers paychecks.
We can not get away from that.
I wish we could. I really do.
I would be all for the govt getting out of Ag.
But it won't happen.
So they need to keep a safety net available, when they mess up our economics willfully.
The current insurance subsidy is a farce, but 'getting rid of govt entirely' is an even bigger farce.
Government mandates require $15,000 mufflers on tractors these days. Can we really 'get rid of Ag in farming?"
One has to find their way through with what we have to work with. If you get into farming, you -will- be working with or against the govt, that is just a given.
I wish you would join in on wanting a better farm program.
Those that want no farm program at all are only making things worse, they don't understand. That will not happen.
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