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In reply to the discussion: My brother, an Iowa farmer WHO VOTED FOR BIDEN, [View all]modrepub
(4,234 posts)if Big-Ag controls the prices to the point that a small farm's profit margin is unable to sustain it? And don't expect Government to help when it's interests are more aligned with Big-Ag than their constituents.
You can be the best farmer in the world but if you're operating at a sustained loss, it's time to move on. That's capitalism in a nut shell.
My father was a main-frame programer. By the late 90s he was out of a job and doing pizza delivery. He retired and in the long run things worked out OK. Sometimes you loose your livelihood through no fault of your own. Adapt or be left behind. It' all (true) capitalism offers.
Politicians can't reverse gravity. We'd all be better off if we could accept that change is a constant predicament we're all exposed to.