>>I won't say anything about this today, I am sure I would regret it tomorrow.<<
Best not to say anything when you're feeling that way.
Yesterday I read about peach growers in California ripping out their orchards because they can't compete with subsidized fruit from the EU. In fairness, there is also competition from Latin America, primarily Chile and Costa Rica, which isn't subsidized.
It's ok with me, I am not a California peach grower. I've been reading about similar problems for Florida orange growers, and Louisiana sugar cane growers.
Yes, Silicon Valley isn't what it used to be, but it got where it did without subsidies.
And yes, I think the US did the wrong thing about steel, for sure.
As for me, I've got four organic peach trees (sorry, Lindy and Ish), three of them rare white peaches, and I bet those California growers could make a bundle selling organic peaches, or white peaches, or something else you can't buy from Chile. Put some bees in the orchard and sell organic peach honey, too.
Free trade works, if you let it. |
