Hi Stan, The American public subsidize agri-biz. The government is the excecutive committee for this class of multinational investors, to be sure, but the cash comes from the labor of working people. Seth Message: 18 From: "bon moun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [CrashList] Stan's Scenario Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 18:20:09 -0500 charset="iso-8859-1" Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >And against all supposed > >capitalist free market rules, farmers continue to grow food at an economic > >loss. > >I'm not sure to understand what you mean. Some farmers have gone out of >business. Quite a lot over the years as a result of low prices. I don't know much >about the US, but why would it only be happening in Europe with similar policies? In the US, almost all our "family farms" have gone out of business. Extinction is inevitable. Big agri-business is heavily subsidized by the government, which is not consistent with the "free market," but the notion that capitalism and the "free" market are synonymous has always been capitalist propaganda. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
