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- From: mdnagel@verizon.net
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:42:36 -0500 (CDT)
No! People should stop asking for subsidies. Subsidies = Not Sustainable!
And this is why everyone should be bringing this stuff to the light of day:
I'd figure that these same highly subsidized folks are likely the same ones
complaining about other govt subsidies!
The mantra should be: we're bringing food to people, not food on the backs of
taxpayers!
-Mark Nagel
Everett, WA
Aug 22, 2010 04:17:40 PM, livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org wrote:
> Interesting. I looked through it for my county which is mostly
>developed in and around Kansas City. I was surprised at how many there
>were. I quit looking at about 500 recipients. What good can be made of
>the information?
>
>I wonder what effect there would be if small scale organic no-till
>producers were able to apply for a subsidy. Would the price drop for
>organic vegetables? It should increase supply. How would it cut
>initiative and creativity for organic growers? The best course might be
>to stop all subsidies, except for disasters. The CSA seems like an
>alternative way to help the farmer with the risk.
>
>Marty
>
>On 8/21/10 7:10 PM, mdnagel@verizon.net wrote:
>> Not sure if this had been mentioned here before.
>>
>> http://farm.ewg.org/
>>
>>
>> Might be interesting to see what kind of handouts your local "farmers"
>are getting (and for what)...
>>
>>
>> -Mark Nagel
>> Everett, WA
>>
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database
, (continued)
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, Tommy Tolson, 08/22/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Tradingpost, 08/22/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Norma Sutton, 08/22/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Tradingpost, 08/23/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Joan Vibert, 08/23/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, CHERYL WESOLOWSKI, 08/27/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Joan Vibert, 08/23/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Tradingpost, 08/23/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Norma Sutton, 08/22/2010
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Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database,
Aliza Vanderlip, 08/23/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, Tradingpost, 08/23/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, John D'hondt, 08/23/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, Russell Bryant, 08/23/2010
- Re: [Livingontheland] Farm subsidies database, mdnagel, 08/22/2010
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