Posted by Scott in SF on January 17, 2014 at 10:44:18 from (107.214.146.179):
In Reply to: Re: Subsidies revisited. posted by Traditional Farmer on January 17, 2014 at 05:50:05:
Complete agreement! Worse, I hunt on BLM land several times a year and the guys that have the grazing rights think they own it.I have torn down lots of no hunting signs on public land. One of the consiquences of the subsidies is we overproduce 30-50 % more than we consume. With more taxpayers subsidies we dump this on the world market at less than the cost of production. It goes to poor countries in Africa and Asia. No way can those local farmers compete with the taxpayer subsidized grain from the US, in some cases provided free. They lose their local agriculture infastructure, causing poverty and dependency. Food for peace ?Good intention, bad outcome. The idea that we are the most efficient farmers is a joke. I can assure you the farmer in the Sudan or East Timor is not getting any taxpayers subsidies, not even 15%.
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