tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post6093788648644468994..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.271-05:00Comments on Adventus: I think we all saw this comingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-84996486452302979772015-01-23T16:43:31.312-06:002015-01-23T16:43:31.312-06:00oh, major major. so perfect.oh, major major. so perfect.ntoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01068160577299501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-20380085783770856572015-01-23T10:05:20.615-06:002015-01-23T10:05:20.615-06:00well, it wasn't meant as a correction, really....well, it wasn't meant as a correction, really. you're pretty much right all the way through. it's just that the "freedom to farm" (yes this is what it was called) program had a lot of moving parts<br /><br />today's paper has an article about scott walker proposing drug tests for welfare recipients. your average farmer won't bat an eye at that, but ask him or her to make receiving subsidies contingent on following a government-mandated conservation plan? they blow fuses<br /><br />i'm always a bit put off by the "catch-22" bit about major major's farming relatives, probably because it's closer to home than i like to thinkjim, some guy in iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737929189283553013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-73312403465265620692015-01-22T23:25:32.821-06:002015-01-22T23:25:32.821-06:00Thanks for the correction. Thanks for the correction. Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265837684238199954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-34601343651895746062015-01-22T21:51:46.057-06:002015-01-22T21:51:46.057-06:00to be (slightly i hope) tedious the amount of back...to be (slightly i hope) tedious the amount of backstop *was* affected by the current grain prices, which during a lot of those years was pretty lousy- by design, actually<br /><br />ernst is just displaying the typical farm bureau member attitude of hating subsidies, but not enough to actually try going without them. i guess not having the courage of your convictions when it comes to money is pretty humanjim, some guy in iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737929189283553013noreply@blogger.com