--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Lets see if DIXON and SHEMP can deal with one single issue and > > > stick > > > > to that issue. > > > > > > > > Mexican farmers and US farm subsidies. > > > > > > > > US (and European) goverment subsidises its farmers such that > > > > bankruptcy is avoided by their farmers. Without these > subsidies > > > the > > > > US farmers would have a hard time to compete with other > > countries. > > > > The US makes a vast fortune in arms sales around the world and > > > other > > > > dubious business. These subsidies mean that a Mexican farmer > > > cannot > > > > compete so he cannot afford to hire farm hands, so the workers > > go > > > to > > > > the US (illegally) to work and gain from the US subsidies. The > > > > Mexican farmer cannot compete. The US farmer gets cheap, > illegal > > > > labor, and the right-wingers in this country try to build a > joke > > > > fence to stop them coming in. The US continues to make money > > from > > > > oil companies, selling arms, and racking up a massive debt > which > > > > stands today at: > > > > > > > > $8,553,293,703,6000.05 > > > > > > > > http://brillig.com/debt_clock/ > > > > > > > > Thus, through these dubious methods of funding its farmers, > the > > US > > > > contributes directly to keeping the poor, poor, and the > Mexican > > > > economy subserviant to US control at a low economic level. > > > > > > > > One instance where the US makes others stay poor (very bad > karma > > > for > > > > US), and I am looking forward to watch MDIXON and Shemp's > usual > > > > avoidance of the issues, changing the subject, slinging names > > > > around, and cutting and running. It is like watching Laurel > and > > > > Hardy build a house. > > > > > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > > > > How can I avoid it. > > > > > > I've already discussed this issue with you at least once > (Indeed, > > I > > > think I may have been the one to bring it up!) and I totally > agree > > > with you. > > > > > > Everyone on this forum knows that I am an advocate of both free > > > markets and globalization...AND minimum government interference > in > > > markets. > > > > > > Government subsidies to US farmers are horrible interferences in > > the > > > marketplace and do all the things that you cite above and should > > be > > > stopped. > > > > > > Indeed, before I ever met you on this forum, I was against > them. > > > Here I am talking about them on a.m.t. as far back as '03 as > well > > as > > > posting articles opposing them (do a word search on "subsidies" > > > or "subsidy" once you get to these links): > > > > > > > ROTFL ! ! ! > > > > So what you are saying is that you lost your previous argument > about > > poverty being solely the fault of the poor themselves not pulling > > themselves out by their own, and that it is their own fault. Now > you > > say that there are, quote "horrible interferences" that keep them > > down. You just admitted that you lost the argument. LOL! > > > > Uh, we were talking about farmers in third world countries and the > subsidies to farmers in the US. > > The discussion about poverty was about people in the US.>>
It was? > Indeed, I have ALWAYS maintained that the way to bring people out of > poverty in the third world is to encourage the free market. The > negative influence of US farm subsidies to US farmers is an example > of ANTI-free market forces. > > > > > > People, please comment as to wether the above statement by Shemp > > completely annihilates his previous argument about poverty, and > > leaves MDIXON as the soul heartless proponent of that view. > > > > Shemp. I am totally convinced that you are actually a comedian and > > have been taking the piss out of us for months with your spoof. It > > is the second time in a month I have thought that about you. > > HILARIOUS SHEMP !....you had me going. You are VERY funny. > > > > Poor MDIXON he is all alone in his argument now. Just when he > > thought he had a buddy. Oh well MDIXON, never mind, you will get > > better....over time. > > > > OffWorld > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
