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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SeachRE who wrote (270441)	7/5/2002 6:31:24 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

WOW, a double dip stupidity found post. "advocating an US Agricultural Economy? It sounds unAmerican to me" A genuine on it's face stupid proffer. But what is the foundation for this proffer. lsh posts "One consequence of the dollar being so strong the last few years is the US has moved from a production economy to a service economy. That bubble has burst and a weaker dollar will help the US become a production economy again." OK we won't leave out the bean comment LOL... lsh posts "Grain markets have been inching up too. Beans have moved from $3.95 to $5.69. We sell a lot of beans overseas." From this we get a double dip stupidity found proffer.. LOL

To: SeachRE who wrote (270441)	7/5/2002 6:56:41 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Are you advocating an US Agricultural Economy?>> Nope, a production economy. Agriculture would be a part of it but also TVs, construction equipment, clothing, cars. Finished products. <<are you hoping the US take a huge step back? I'm surprised you'd suggest that. >> Just get yourself giddy because I'd like to see the US as a giant producer again with a trade surplus. <<Don't tell me you are in the business of planting beans and grain in ol' Bloomington.>> Nope, not in ol' Bloomington. The ground is full of high priced buildings. I raise corn and beans in Tazewell County on land that has been in the family since before the Civil War. Now maybe have been bitching so much about the agriculture program Bush signed but as the prices have gone up on grains the government payout has gone down. Ie. beans have moved up to where the government won't be paying a nickle on that billion dollar program. Beans are now 26 cents over the minimum for the program. You mind the government not paying out a billion bucks?