tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post6790425566236759985..comments2024-03-29T08:47:16.366-05:00Comments on Dad29: Dems Dump Kind/Ryan Farm AmendmentDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-64474240110192096872007-07-28T12:59:00.000-05:002007-07-28T12:59:00.000-05:00Jimbob, that's what the Kind/Ryan amendment was al...Jimbob, that's what the Kind/Ryan amendment was all about.<BR/><BR/>Their interest was in sustaining the small/medium farmer, not the 'corporate farms' or the tax-scammers.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, Jimbob, the cost of doing business rises for everyone, not just farmers. I, too, purchase fuel and healthcare.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-10888565895469077512007-07-28T11:46:00.000-05:002007-07-28T11:46:00.000-05:00As much hay as I've heard made about farmers' gain...As much hay as I've heard made about farmers' gains from record crop prices, I haven't heard anyone call attention to farmers' record INPUTS to get the product to market. Fuel for the tractors, land taxes, interest rates on the loans they take out for seed, crop insurance, fertilizer prices are all up. Health insurance, anyone? Plus you've got meth cooks siphoning off your anhydrous ammonia at night, and bankers siphoning off your wallet during the day.<BR/><BR/>Sure, it's a lot easier to pick on Cargill, ADM (Archer Daniels Midland), and other large corporations, but the small and medium size operations are not making huge money.Brother Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.com