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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I didn't think about it that way, Lynn.  I thought that what was bad for 
those farmers would be bad for 'all' farmers (and those of us who have to buy 
food).  I see where you could say it is good for you, rather than bad

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--- On Fri, 12/12/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Homesteading as an Economic Basis
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 2:04 PM
> Bob; sorry, but I can't rouse myself to care. Commodity
> farmers are part of 
> 'the system'. They gambled with their livelihood,
> and they are losing. Their 
> loss is my gain....local food should start looking really
> good. Commodity 
> farmers get a bailout every year...it's the only thing
> that keeps them in 
> business (and why I can't compete...no bailout for me).
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 3:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Homesteading as an Economic Basis
> 
> 
> > Lynn I'm posting a few sentences from a highly
> followed commodities funds 
> > trader.  Ignore the trade talk.  Just pay attention to
> 'why" he is going 
> > to be loading up on more commodity ETFs.  The
> 'why' is what could prove a 
> > very big deal next year, if he is correct.  This guy
> is not a 'doomsday'
> > survivalist type; just a very successful trader who
> does his reasearch. 
> > Pay attention to what he says will happen to thew
> farmers.  Guess who will 
> > be nedding a bail-out, next year.............
> >
> >
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> >
> > "I still hld in my longterm XXX and XXX,both
> under water but will add to 
> > them in February to both.However when the dollar falls
> both commodities 
> > will rise
> > before Febrry somewhat but the real rise comes after
> ,poor planting,no 
> > credit for fertilizers and seeds plus shortages of
> propane in the corn 
> > growing areas.Farmers ,who sold wheat in the futures
> for ten dollars a 
> > bushel,are still
> > waiting for settlements and probably won't see a
> dime, only the ashes of 
> > trading houses and hedge funds"
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 12/12/08, Lynn Wigglesworth
> <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
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