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Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 6:45:25 AM

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Just sucking up the dollars

We need smaller government. Let the market decide. Why should we support these leeches?

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:12:04 AM

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Why would you call them leeches? Can you think of anything more important than our food supply? Farming is a high risk endeavor where world prices and weather make it difficult to bridge feast from famine. Over the years the government programs have kept our, and much of the worlds, food supply stable and reasonably plentiful. The money spent in my opinion is well worth it.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:29:12 AM

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Why would you call them leeches? Can you think of anything more important than our food supply? Farming is a high risk endeavor where world prices and weather make it difficult to bridge feast from famine. Over the years the government programs have kept our, and much of the worlds, food supply stable and reasonably plentiful. The money spent in my opinion is well worth it.

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The agriculture subsidies were born from the Depression of the 30s, Butch. We absolutely need a free market economy. Anyway, we can get our food more cheaply from South America. So, the family farm land can be sold to build houses and Big Ag can just take the market risk or move to South America. Have you seen many blacksmiths lately? Or switchboard operators? I don't think so. Farming should also be subject to free market forces. We should stop subsidizing them. We have sent our manufacturing overseas and some of our financial processes (hello India)

Free trade and competition lead to cheaper prices. Get the government out of farming.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:38:49 AM

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Yes, this is the logical conclusion to free-market communism.

There was a time our American Protected Economy was the envy of the world.

And who would be consoled for the loss of an arm by knowing that he had nevertheless bought his shirts forty per cent cheaper? ~Friedrich List, Economics.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:49:57 AM

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I can't imagine a worse situation than our country depending too much on other countries to supply our food.
Which reminds me, I need to get out there and prepare the soil for planting my vegetable garden in May.

Also, why the hell won't my bell pepper seeds sprout? Gah!

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:52:43 AM

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I believe they are competing in a free market...the low prices of food in our markets is the result. The subsidies as I stated are a bridge and method to stabilize these prices and worth the outlay... Would you rather have wildly fluctuating prices along with very limited selection of foods and nutrition? I wouldn't.

This system works and is a wise use of our tax dollars.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:55:43 AM

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I can't imagine a worse situation than our country depending too much on other countries to supply our food.
Which reminds me, I need to get out there and prepare the soil for planting my vegetable garden in May.

Also, why the hell won't my bell pepper seeds sprout? Gah!

Bell pepper needs steady warm soil, and for a long time. Did you save them from market varieties because not all bell peppers will produce viable seed.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 8:59:18 AM

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Also, if our companies (jobs) are in other countries and our food is grown in other countries - how are we planning on paying whatever Extortion prices our now dependence upon others could cost us? If we are the demand part of the equation and other countries are the supply...it isn't a very good position of leverage. I guess we could send our people over THERE to work the way migrant farmers come here. Then we wouldn't have the pesky worry over illegal immigrants...

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:01:31 AM

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Bell pepper needs steady warm soil, and for a long time. Did you save them from market varieties because not all bell peppers will produce viable seed.

Ok, I planted them too soon then. Even in doors, it was still chilly by the window. I'll replant and place in a warmer, sunnier spot. Thanks :)

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:08:29 AM

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Ok, I planted them too soon then. Even in doors, it was still chilly by the window. I'll replant and place in a warmer, sunnier spot. Thanks :)

There is no sun in michigan until after mother's day. Even those bright street lights won't allow for the germination of seeds.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:14:18 AM

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ORIGINAL: kdsub

Why would you call them leeches? Can you think of anything more important than our food supply? Farming is a high risk endeavor where world prices and weather make it difficult to bridge feast from famine. Over the years the government programs have kept our, and much of the worlds, food supply stable and reasonably plentiful. The money spent in my opinion is well worth it.

We import oil, tungsten,titanium and other stratigic materials so why the issue with food?

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:15:29 AM

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I believe they are competing in a free market...the low prices of food in our markets is the result. The subsidies as I stated are a bridge and method to stabilize these prices and worth the outlay... Would you rather have wildly fluctuating prices along with very limited selection of foods and nutrition? I wouldn't.

This system works and is a wise use of our tax dollars.

You did not read the whole article did you?

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:21:27 AM

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government subsidy is not free market.
where is food cheap? most will tell you it is not cheap, with $5 hamburger and whatnot.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:23:23 AM

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Perhaps we look at the article in different ways... To me the bottom line is how these programs have worked over the years. I would say the track record speaks for itself.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:30:15 AM

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Just sucking up the dollars

We need smaller government. Let the market decide. Why should we support these leeches?

Your thoughts?

yeh damn farmers sucking up ALL THAT MONEY!

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 9:37:30 AM

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Ok, I planted them too soon then. Even in doors, it was still chilly by the window. I'll replant and place in a warmer, sunnier spot. Thanks :)

There is no sun in michigan until after mother's day. Even those bright street lights won't allow for the germination of seeds.

Ohh so sad and oh so true. This will be my first year trying to grow a small vegetable garden that isn't comprised of a few potted tomatoes. The tomato, & cucumber seeds sprouted just fine inside but the bell peppers have twice tried to sprout but never fully grew.

As for subsidized farming, if the government broadened the choices of crops that could be grown besides depending so much on corn it might help balance things better.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 10:04:03 AM

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If I had the money I would grow hemp....

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 10:08:43 AM

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There are two rather obvious problems with this. One is that all businesses have risk, all businesses have global competition and none get this kind of corp. welfare. The other problem is 55% of farm subsidies go to big agra. some sources say more, while 45% to what one might call...a family farm some of which are huge, very profitable operations.

Just as in any business, if one can make money in farming, fine. If one cannot...get out of farming, the taxpayer does not owe you a living in the farming business.

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 10:11:56 AM

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well, not true, we can start with the export-import bank. then we can work our way thru some of the other subsidies from there .

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RE: Damn Welfare Queens! - 4/12/2016 10:12:37 AM

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If I had the money I would grow hemp....

Hemp would be big business if govt. didn't have their head up their asses on that one. George Washington was one of the if not the biggest hemp farmers in the colonies.

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