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I had one of them there epiphanies this morning.....
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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1825952" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>I can't bite my tongue any more. Use to be that the government would help farmers with erosion control (terraces and meadow strips and such), flood control (stream dredging and stabilization, watershed stuff). Things that benefitted the planet and the community. Now, seems like they just like to give away money to subsidize businesses. Seems like the poorer the management, the more money a person can get. Fencing, herbicides, seed, mowing, tillage - welfare for farmers. Here the government will pay 10's of thousands for litter storage sheds - some will never have litter in them, but make very nice hay barns. And hundreds of thousands to upgrade fans, heaters, doors and insulation in chicken houses. In the name of energy upgrades. Those who have not maintained their houses get more money than those who have spent their own money doing regular maintenance - because they need it more. 200 to 300 thousand dollars per chicken farm.</p><p></p><p> People complain about government issued cell phones, student loan cancellation, paying people to not work and such as a waste of tax money. But I think I see some parallels.</p><p></p><p>Maybe we need a program where the government buys you a herd bull. Wait, I think Tennessee has had that program for years with tobacco money. Government can be creative. I wish they were fiscally responsible instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1825952, member: 40418"] I can't bite my tongue any more. Use to be that the government would help farmers with erosion control (terraces and meadow strips and such), flood control (stream dredging and stabilization, watershed stuff). Things that benefitted the planet and the community. Now, seems like they just like to give away money to subsidize businesses. Seems like the poorer the management, the more money a person can get. Fencing, herbicides, seed, mowing, tillage - welfare for farmers. Here the government will pay 10's of thousands for litter storage sheds - some will never have litter in them, but make very nice hay barns. And hundreds of thousands to upgrade fans, heaters, doors and insulation in chicken houses. In the name of energy upgrades. Those who have not maintained their houses get more money than those who have spent their own money doing regular maintenance - because they need it more. 200 to 300 thousand dollars per chicken farm. People complain about government issued cell phones, student loan cancellation, paying people to not work and such as a waste of tax money. But I think I see some parallels. Maybe we need a program where the government buys you a herd bull. Wait, I think Tennessee has had that program for years with tobacco money. Government can be creative. I wish they were fiscally responsible instead. [/QUOTE]
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