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

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (481793)	10/26/2003 6:52:17 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 769669

The national debt is increasing much faster than the economy.

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (481793)	10/26/2003 6:56:06 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 769669

<<But you need a very stimulative backdrop to make this happen. On average, tractors today can last as long as 7,000 to 8,000 hours. On average, they get used about 300 hours a year. So they have a life of 20 to 25 years. In addition, a large part of the farm age population is aging, and their children by and large are not interested in farming.>> They can but usually need a rebuild at about 3,000 hours. Most get replaced because of new goodies instead of being worn out. The part about children of farmers not wanting to carry on is partly true. The ones that do are hungry for more land to rent/own.