Baird leads inaugural subcommittee hearing on agricultural innovation

This IS SOOOOO NEEEDEEEED!!!!

I'm sensing a touch of sarcasm. What say, Beg?

No. This is badly needed

Nothing like a healthy dose of corporate welfare. Just like much of the farm bill.

Koios,

Do you know how much of the farm bill has little to with the farm? How much is directly tied to nutrition programs?

Yes I am aware. The farm bill is largely a mixture of corporate welfare and government handouts, aka socialism.

Koios: You should not publicly display your lack of knowledge. Why not study the contents of the farm bill. Maybe you would avoid voicing your uninformed thoughts.

76% of the current (soon to expire) farm bill goes to nutrition programs. 85% of the new bill under consideration is earmarked for nutrition programs.

It's okay for you to voice your opinion. Just don't do so with your mouth full.

Those nutrition programs are government handouts. They are socialist programs, in that regard.

Then I assume you support doing handouts to feed the hungry, non hungry, and those who don't have a reason to be hungry of the country. What nutrition programs do you call handouts/ socialist and which ones are not?

Are school nutrition programs handouts/ socialist?

Sustainability and Climate programs are going to be all the rage and increased spending in the bill. Are you ok with this? I will be on the hill soon to lobby in regards to the following titles- I, II, III, VI, VII, and XI. I would love your perspectives to see where they align with the direction my industry is looking at. This a legit and serious request.

When an industry is propped up, or subsidized, by the government using tax dollars this is far closer to socialist principles than it is to free market capitalism. From 1995 to 2017, almost 400 billion dollars of tax payer money has been used to subsidize the farm industry and create artificially low food prices. That is certainly not free market capitalism. Far from it. Call it what it is, a socialist program.

Based on your response and past writings, I assume you support such a bill.

Thanks

I don’t support socialism. I like the free market setting prices. That is not happening in the industry that you lobby for. At what point do you realize that and stop promoting socialist policies that rig the market? That’s the real issue here.

Koios, in the early '80s, a friend with whom I often flew showed me his set-aside check. It was for over 40,000 dollars, quite a lot at the time. I went to the bank shortly after to inquire about a loan for a farm and couldn't get past the door. A few years later, I came into some money and the bank's farm manager, himself, gave me a tour of the properties the bank managed and that were for sale. I gave farming a great deal of thought, especially as to why some farmers succeeded and some failed and all the government programs in-between. The experience didn't lessen my interest in farming, not at all, but I came away believing that while there was capitalism in some farming, there was a great deal of socialism in the business. I believe the situation is worse today. Call it what you may.

You are not aware of what my industry supports or doesn't support regarding the titles we have an interest in.

Correct, however I am aware that the overall bill commonly known as the Farm Bill, parts of which you are apparently lobbying for, is a socialist spending bill that works against the ideas of free market capitalism. If you don’t recognize that you are not being honest with the facts.

or against or something different/ new