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Posted by Chris-se-ILL on April 15, 2004 at 08:05:24 from (216.174.170.161):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: falling old equipment values posted by buickanddeere on April 15, 2004 at 06:12:34:
[quote]"So unless the definition of farming includes growing wheat, milling, baking bread, trucking all stages and retailing the product. Farmers will remain a minor player in the country and political influence."[unquote] My argument is not the farm gate numbers... it is the impact on the GNP and the National Economy. If you believe that the loss of 1% to 2% of the GNP {actual farm gate sales} will not immediately affect at least 10% to 15% of the cummulative GNP, then you are wrong! It would be the equivelant of pulling the rug out from under our economy! Yes, there is more efficiency in ALL farming operations now days. But being a minor player is not how knowledgable politicians view the agricultural industry. We may be less than 1.5% of the general population. And yes, we only have a minor physical vote for electing politicians... but what happens to the politicians when the masses start screaming about the high price of food and the lack of availability when that 1.5% is gone? {just look at the petroleum industry and gas prices} That "threat" {inflation/deficeit-supply} to the consumer is a very powerful influence to any politician with foresight!
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