Market Farming

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I'll try to be brief and end my part in this thread. Umbrella
organizations, such as FB, should not be voting to take sides in major
issues that a large percentage of their paying members oppose. When the FB
public relations and lobby push the winning side, and you disagree on an
issue, you have no voice. They do not divide lobbying money in proportion
to the voting percentages.  There are alternatives. People can support
hundreds of other organizations, single-issue groups they agree with on
single issues. Single-issue groups have an impact. Support organizations
you agree with. Voting on the losing side in an umbrella organization is
just that, losing.

paul & barb - on the continental divide
http://globalcircle.net

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On 10/14/2002 at 7:48 AM Tom Anslow wrote:

>Yes, I support FB and am glad that they exsist.  Having said that, I kinda
>havta disagree.  If there are issues, people are impacted, and people MUST
>vote.  That is how we show our agreement/disagreement.  That is how we
>(America) has gotten into the overall mess that we are in, by Not Voting.
>
>Now on to farming.  IMHO, I do not think we would have a farm bill today
>(and yes, it is not Near perfect or balanced) without the efforts of FB.
>But, if you dig deep enough, yes there is money in the bill for what I
call
>edible food (fruits and veggies).  Nowhere near enough, but it is a start.
>