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Posted by G-MAN on October 06, 2002 at 09:17:00 from (206.106.139.74):
In Reply to: Re: What does CRP stand for posted by Dave_Id on October 05, 2002 at 21:50:12:
I'll tell you what Dave. I want you to start a business to support your family. But there are a couple catches. First, I want you to buy all of your production inputs at retail price - not wholesale the way most factories do it. Then, I want the the production of your product, and therefore the success of your company to be wholly dependent on the weather. If it rains too much or not enough, is too hot or not hot enough, freezes too early, or insects take over, or if a hailstorm comes through and flattens everything, you're going to be screwed - but surely you can handle that little problem. Next, when you finally get your product done, and it's time to sell it to the public, you're only going to be able to receive what someone else tells you you can get - you won't be allowed to set a fair price for your product. Even though the costs of everything involved to produce it have gone up ten-fold in the last 30 or 40 years, you won't be able to get any more money out of it. And the real kicker is, the more you produce, the less it will be worth, and vice versa. Then, you sell your product to a middle man or five, who each jack up the price to get their share, and ultimately you can go to the grocery store and buy back your product to feed your family and the rest of the world. Because if you wanted to operate a business in that manner, you would have to be a farmer. Not to mention that you would have to pay sales tax on all your inputs, property taxes on all your land and equipment, estate taxes if you want to pass the farm down to your children, and income tax on any money you make. If you think you pay a lot of taxes, some of which go to help support agriculture, I'm sure you can find any number of farmers who would gladly trade their tax burden for yours. You can say what you like about farmers, and I'm not a farmer by the way, just a tech in a Deere dealership, but if you like having access to the world's cheapest and safest food supply, I suggest you respect farmers a little more than you do. Or are you one of those individuals that thinks meat, milk, bread and such just materializes on the grocery store shelves? Get a grip -- or go hungry for a while.
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