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Major Nikon

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9. It is bad

Reply to Jim Lane (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 04:52 PM

Jun 2013

Prices that trend low means the least efficient farmers (small farms) are squeezed out of the market. This is what the farm program seeks to prevent.

The US has the lowest prices for food in the world.
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/01/america-food-spending-less

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Like the teabagger who zbdent Jun 2013 #2

Like Bachmann Farms in Minnesota. . B Calm Jun 2013 #11

"Basically, there is no reason at all for the government to single out farmers for special support" Major Nikon Jun 2013 #3

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I agree the emphasis should be where you say Major Nikon Jun 2013 #6

Stabilization is a valid goal -- until it turns into stabilize at a very high price Jim Lane Jun 2013 #8

It is bad Major Nikon Jun 2013 #9

If that were true, I would have absolutely no problem with farm subsidies. PotatoChip Jun 2013 #23

If that is your contention, you should specify what the alternative is Major Nikon Jun 2013 #35

Reform, definitely. (nt) PotatoChip Jun 2013 #36

I support farmers PsychoBunny Jun 2013 #32

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Farm Bill is seriously flawed handmade34 Jun 2013 #7

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My filthy rich neighbor who happens to B Calm Jun 2013 #13

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Your ideas are good, but B Calm Jun 2013 #20

Right. kentauros Jun 2013 #21

It's NOT a few people taking advantage B Calm Jun 2013 #22

Yes, I looked at that page. kentauros Jun 2013 #24

Are you a farmer? B Calm Jun 2013 #25

No. kentauros Jun 2013 #26

I'm not farmer either, but I have lived B Calm Jun 2013 #27

So, soil erosion is still a problem. kentauros Jun 2013 #29

One thing you may have missed on the linked site is that the snappyturtle Jun 2013 #30

I agree that the fraud needs to be investigated, kentauros Jun 2013 #31

I wouldn't call what I described as fraud. It's all legal and the snappyturtle Jun 2013 #33

Yes, that's what I was saying about SNAP :) kentauros Jun 2013 #34

All I can say is ...you should know how and whom to vote for next election. But if you sit it out kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #17

Don't forget that SNAP is *also* a farm subsidy -- the food people buy comes from farms (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #16

That's true. kentauros Jun 2013 #18

The Farm Bill is flawed, but subsidies are important Recursion Jun 2013 #15

Just checked my zip code. Guess what, the largest amount went to my most conservative neighbors egold2604 Jun 2013 #28