Sunday, July 9, 2017

Steve's Barking; The possible destruction of American agricultural

My country has a great habit of shooting itself in the foot.
The great agricultural centers of the United States need food stamps so that many of the consumers n America can buy their products. Of cause they don't see it that way, they see it as food stamps as a give away program for of their  hard earned cash.
Now let's assume that ten percent of wheat products in the US that at one time were being consumed are no longer being consumed because the poor can no longer consume them.
Now let's for argument sake assume that Russia and say Argentina start producing more agricultural products and they are not tangled in trade wars. American agricultural will be in sad shape.
Now as I remember from economics 103 if you start losing money on a product, the chances are many in those businesses go out ( Fewer Farms). Fewer farms mean fewer agricultural products ( Less wheat, corn, fruits and vegetables, now let's not forget products for us meat eaters).
Price goes up.
In 5 years, we'll be entering farm stagnation , fewer farms, and the price of farms goods going through the roof for us urban citizens.
So if we really hate America let's reduce food stamps. Let's get into a trade war so that other countries can make a killing at our expense of agricultural products.

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