Re: Slipping away

Posted by john in la on December 18, 2006 at 07:37:25 from (70.156.102.212):

In Reply to: Slipping away posted by Kestrel on December 17, 2006 at 17:45:59:

I know all to well about the dying breed in this country and really feel bad for them. I can remember my dad's picture in the local paper from when he shut down his home delivery milk business that I can trace back past my great grandfather.

But how is another tax or more government involvement going to help. Government regulations is one of the problems and causes of small farmers going out of business.

If you think about it the invention of refrigeration and high speed interstate system is what started this problem. Are you ready to give up either of these??? From the first refrigerated rail car they have been hauling beef from the big ranches out west back east.
With the ability to truck anything across the country in 48 hrs or less you no longer need local farms.

This is also a bigger problem than just farming. If we subsidize farmers and pay them not to produce or artificially inflate the price where does it stop. Do we subsidize every hardware store that Home Depot put out of business. Do we subsidize every Five and dime or corner store Wal Mart has put out of business. Do we subsidize every factory that has closed because of imports from Mexico or China.

We as a country have made this bed now our children must lay in it. We have taught them to buy cheap; throw it away when used and buy more cheap stuff rather than buying quality local products. We have empowered our government to regulate us to death in a hope of protecting us from each other. We have empowered or legal system to sue each other in a attempt to get some free unearned fast money or to make our neighbors do things our way. Ect ect ect…………………………..

So all I can say is.........
Welcome to the modern world.

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