farm subsides

I agree the farm subsidy program should be eliminated. But just remember that 82% of this "Farm Program" provides food stamps for the so called needy. Let's do away with everything if we do away with it. Kinda makes you stop chewing on that ham hock when someone starts talking about "your" food huh? Look it up and what it provides. With commodity prices like they are there have been NO farmer subsidies paid the last 4 years but the "FOOD STAMP" program is still going strong.
Here's an intresting fact that you may not know. Over the last 10 years the food stamp program has been expanded by 100%. The Department of Agriculture controls this.
Another thing the Department of Agriculture controls is the Dept of Conservation. 5 years ago the Department started spending $200,000 a year to print up signs to be posed at all parks. The signs read " DON'T FEED THE ANIMALS, THEY WILL BECOME DEPENDENT AND FORGET HOW TO FORAGE FOR FOOD."
Go ahead and take another bite of that steak you purchased with those food stamps. You can't fix stupid.

I think I have a solution, be patient and I'll get to it,,
Anyone who has something for sell can set the price they are willing to take, wether it's cars, clothes, tools, stereo equip., you get my point, well farmers DO NOT have that luxury & yet work very long hours in horrible heat & humidity & just about every weather condition. Did you know that cattle needs fresh water and food year around, go figure. The grain companies, cotton gins, slaughter houses, ect. set the price NOT the farmer who is the one raising the product.
Most of the people whining about farmers couldn't raise a bite of food much less enough to feed your family 3 times a day every day, you just take your fat ass to the store and think it grows on the shelf,,,,,,.

Let the farmer set a fair price for thier product, they wouldn't neeed help from anyone !!!!

SOLUTION !!!!! Got it ?

If you had a meal today, or have clothes on your back, thank a farmer. Farming (family farms) is now less than one percent of our total population.
In this part of the country, the very job you have, might not exist without the farmers. So, once again, thank a farmer.

Oh bullshit. Better than half is sent over seas. It's cheaper to buy cotton from Mexico than down the road. U know why. Farmer got to have big asses houses. Brand new equipment ever year. Kids got to have new cars. Mama got to have her a new ride too.

balls that clank wrote:

Oh bullshit. Better than half is sent over seas. It's cheaper to buy cotton from Mexico than down the road. U know why. Farmer got to have big asses houses. Brand new equipment ever year. Kids got to have new cars. Mama got to have her a new ride too.

why don't you become a farmer. sounds like you're jealous of all the farmers and what they have. go out and rent yourself some land or get ya a place to put up some pigs or cows and give it a go. what's stopping you? and until then shutup and don't use or consume anything produced by an American farmer coz you don't deserve it. eat your grade f food from china and wear haha your crappy Mexican cotton.

guest wrote:

<quoted text>why don't you become a farmer. sounds like you're jealous of all the farmers and what they have. go out and rent yourself some land or get ya a place to put up some pigs or cows and give it a go. what's stopping you? and until then shutup and don't use or consume anything produced by an American farmer coz you don't deserve it. eat your grade f food from china and wear haha your crappy Mexican cotton.

Amen!

Ain't just me wearing mexican cotton. U got it on Ur back too. And u pissing in my ear???? GFYS

balls that clank wrote:

Ain't just me wearing mexican cotton. U got it on Ur back too. And u pissing in my ear???? GFYS

You're displaying your ignorance!!!

Pull you shirt off. Look at the tag. Where was it made

If you have it wrote:

If you had a meal today, or have clothes on your back, thank a farmer. Farming (family farms) is now less than one percent of our total population.
In this part of the country, the very job you have, might not exist without the farmers. So, once again, thank a farmer.

I do thank them, every time I pay for my groceries, food, etc. Farmers, get over yourselves! You're no different than anyone else who works hard for a living.

welfare, no matter how you look at it. fat azz wifes big suv, nice vacations, big home.

I do have one gripe also, the farmer is helped they do look to live great! But the one that works for him. Doesn't get overtime, unemployment, most of the time ins. And is the one also making the farm survive. This I truly do not think is ok. There should be government rules for there well being and future.

Lost wrote:

I do have one gripe also, the farmer is helped they do look to live great! But the one that works for him. Doesn't get overtime, unemployment, most of the time ins. And is the one also making the farm survive. This I truly do not think is ok. There should be government rules for there well being and future.

Or retirement.

bubba wrote:

welfare, no matter how you look at it. fat azz wifes big suv, nice vacations, big home.

You're misinformed and definitely misrepresent the farmers in my community.
First of all, the word "Farmer" covers a multitude. Are you referring to those who farm100-300 acres? If so, they struggle to pay for diesel, fertilizer, seed, spraying, repair/replace of equipment, not to mention replanting crops that flooding and/or drought wiped out. When crops don't produce the farmer likely takes out a bank loan to plant crops the following year.
Nice vacations? When the F do you think they have time? Not in the Spring, Summer or Fall, you fool.
Big home? Ha!
Fat azz wife in a SUV? You are talking out your ass and you know it!
The average farmer lives modestly, at least in the local area.

bubba wrote:

welfare, no matter how you look at it. fat azz wifes big suv, nice vacations, big home.

Yeah, and how bout that tan they all have! Bahamas, Florida, brazil fishing?
Hell no!
Holidays, weekends, early mornings, late nights...not a damned one of you idiots could or would do it.
The couple of posters who are leaving intelligent posts know what I'm talking about!

To all of those who are complaining about farmers, you seem to be suffering from jealousy and ignorance of the day to day operations of a farm, and those who run it. First off, Mexico is only a small grower of cotton. India, China, Brazil, and the US are the largest producers of cotton. If you shirt says, "Made in Brazil," it was spun and manufactured there. The cotton may have been grown anywhere in the world. Don't you have enough common sense to figure something that simple out?

Secondly, I'm not a fan of the sayings, "Thank a farmer" and "No Farmers, No Food." They both kinda put farmers on a pedestal, which I think often times rubs some individuals wrong. It takes more than just a farmer to get their product to the consumer. There's the processor, the marketer, the shipper, and the retailer. It'd be pretty hard to get a consumer to buy a box of un-processed corn rather than corn flakes.

Yes, some farmers drive new vehicles, get their child a vehicle, trade equipment often, or take vacations. That's their right to spend their money as they choose. It's no different than a non-farmer who goes to a movie, ball game, takes a vacation, or buys a lottery ticket. Quit griping about how a farmer (a business owner by the way) spends their money. Every time they buy one of those large objects, it employs others who built it. I trade equipment often myself. I do it for tax purposes (depreciation that any business is allowed to do), I don't like to do repairs personally, and I like something to work when I need it. It's my choice of where I spend MY money.

who do you thank you lieing to dam_ you guys have got it made,,so you work so what, so you draw welfare hell that's your problem I don't knock it, it's just sad you can't do it on you own. must not be very good at what you do and from the list there'e alot of ya thats must not be very good. you whinning azz babies. Your just welfare pieces of sh_t and thats it. hell if you guys quit farming no one going to starve you fool why do you think there's so much money invested overseas, most of everything else comes from there you don't think food can come from there too you fool.

realtree wrote:

who do you thank you lieing to dam_ you guys have got it made,,so you work so what, so you draw welfare hell that's your problem I don't knock it, it's just sad you can't do it on you own. must not be very good at what you do and from the list there'e alot of ya thats must not be very good. you whinning azz babies. Your just welfare pieces of sh_t and thats it. hell if you guys quit farming no one going to starve you fool why do you think there's so much money invested overseas, most of everything else comes from there you don't think food can come from there too you fool.

Bubba, is that you??

Finally, concerning employment, everyone who works for a farmer has the same rights as everyone who works at a job other than farming; as far as when they are unhappy with their job, or how much they are being compensated. They can LEAVE. Slavery isn't allowed anymore, if you haven't heard. Employees usually know up front what their wages are, the benefits they may receive, and that there's a good chance of working long days in less than comfortable conditions.

Employees expecting benefits at any type of business have hurt the whole business process over the years I believe. Why should businesses be expected to provide insurance for their employees? Farmers have to buy their own, unless they or a spouse have an off-farm job. Most people have the ability to buy it on their own? If people would learn to spend their money a little more wisely (less entertainment expenses, purchase of cheaper necessities, cook at home, etc.) they could afford to buy insurance with a higher deductible so they could afford the payments. People in general don't want to take responsibility for themselves, but are quick to blame or find fault with someone or something else when things don't go their way. A poster thought farmers should provide for retirement of an employee. Most pay Social Security for employees, unless prior arangements have been made for a different pay-in system. I've never really understood why people think SS is the savior during old age. People survived before SS was created. They took responsibility for THEMSELVES and didn't need to be dependent on the govt. They knew how to save their money for future times. The govt. has done nothing but created a dependent social state with all of their social programs. The irresponsible seem to love these things.

Overtime pay is rediculous too. Someone who gets overtime doesn't do 50% or 100% more work during those hours, do they? The extra hours of work (and regular pay for those hours) should be enough. All of these benefit expectations placed on businesses (and I'm not talking about farming businesses) have helped to move manufacturing jobs overseas. Do you think Chinese and Mexican workers have all of these expectations? Probably not, they're just thankful to have a job. Employees and unions have created their own mess of loss of jobs here in the US due to their demands of being compensated more than what they are really worth based on their productivity while on the job.