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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (148294)	5/24/2001 11:35:01 AM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

You're overlooking the simple fact that the purpose of the subsidy is to keep the American farmer competitive with prices set by international supply. American consumers would not buy American farm products if the real cost to produce the products was charged. They would simply buy those items from somewhere else. You need to check the facts before spouting out such gibberish. ~SB~

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (148294)	5/24/2001 12:09:02 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"let those stock-traders go try and find a tomatoe and hunk of meat on their own, without a farmer to help" You guys are misguided. Nobody is suggesting (that I have seen) that we don't need farmers or that farmers are scum (as LTK implied about DMA's position). You guys insult people who don't agree with your positions that farmers need subsidies. Truth is that big business can provide for the masses quite economically. Sounds like you want to prop up the romantic idea of a small family farmer with our tax dollars. Sounds neat, but that is not how our system has been designed. There are a lot of businesses that change over time and farming is one of them. How many small car manufacturers do you see. How about banks? Or Airlines? ps - Are you Dan Quayle? Its tomato, not tomatoe. Didn't think a dem would make that mistake.