Tom wrote:
> >I am afraid this is not enough. I believe we need (dreaded)
> >subsidies geared towards helping small family farms.
> >
> >I think the ways things are done in some of the small european
> >countries could serve as a model for sustainable ag in the US.
Jim wrote:
> But, if you SUBSIDIZE it, there would be no possibility of
> claiming sustainability ....
I'm not sure subsidizing agriculture is a good idea, but why couldn't a
publicly subsidized agriculture be sustainable? After all, we support
farmers by paying them privately. Why are public-sector subsidies any
worse?
Dale
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