Just a thought for conversation….

Maybe the crop subsidies prop up a system that would otherwise collapse further upon Iowa rural humans?  (We can't say "people" anymore, can we?)  If the Cato Institute is trashing the subsidies, I almost think there might be something in there for the humans after all.  Iowa farmers may be those "middle-size farms" that would suffer from sudden dramatic shifts in subsidies -- and just killing the subsidies would make the shift likely be towards more industrial rather than less.

Tie the subsidies to conservation practices, hold Obama to his promise to use antitrust authority for fair and open markets for livestock, new subsidies for beginning farmers and local organic -- but be cautious of taking a "safety net" away from Iowa rural humans?


Donna



On Oct 14, 2013, at 8:26 AM, renata sack <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes, Bill Leonard's article is super good!
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>> Article Title: Iowa View: State has turned into a 'toilet' for industrial ag
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>> To view the contents on www.desmoinesregister.com, go to: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201310140405/OPINION01/310140043
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>> Message:Check out this great article "Iowa View: State has turned into a "toilet" for industrial ag  how true.
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