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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (183521)	2/24/2004 6:37:33 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574053

Granted, I'd rather spend the money on that than on, say, farm subsidies, but thus far it doesn't really seem like a self-sustaining alternative from a purely economic perspective. What the hell is wrong with farm subsidies? The GOP on this thread repeat that statement like its a mantra. I can not believe you would bite the hand that feeds you. I once lived in a midwestern state and the farmer's lot is not an easy one. Even with subsidies, they can barely survive. As a consequence, they are being bought up by corporations where often, the standards for farming are less. The truth is that the farm subsidies are a very small part of our overall budget and yet, farmers are repeatedly taken to task over this issue. John, is this part of the conservative philosophy? If so, I just don't get it. You can spend billions on war and defense but you squeeze every nickel you can out of your farmers?!! ted