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I did manage to get a credit for the ones that died in under a year, but the processes was a huge hassle, and of course they didn't have the trees I wanted at the price I had paid. I almost regret getting the credit because now I have to order something from them and pay shipping. I was...

Flaring its tail.

I'd do that. Maybe it returns to the scene of the crime.

They're out there, but they tend not to be charismatic, so they generally don't get elected. No, but it probably won't surprise me. If it was insider trading, they're allowed to do it. If it was leaked information, I'm only pissed off about not having the information myself.

That's very much on line with what I'm saying. US agriculture is not just food. It's also a strategic asset and a national security issue.

The problem I have with that is you make it seem like all agricultural subsidies are bad. I don't think that's accurate. I think a lot of changes need to be made, but I also don't think massive radical changes are generally helpful. To be clear: I am saying we should reduce agricultural...

No, I'm not. I want the government to collect and distribute tax money in the way that best serves society. That's it's job and raison d'etre. Advocating for the government to do its job is not even remotely the same as advocating for more government. The government has enough money and more...

Economic libertarianism would eat you alive, along with 99% of Americans. Unregulated capitalism puts all the power into the hands of the people with capital. If you want markets to be fair, they have to be regulated. Elected officials, i.e. the government, are the ones who should be doing...

I only want Uncle Sam to fix society's problems, not individuals' problems. That's what the government is for.

We don't have a labor problem in agriculture. Whatever Americans dont want to do, we hire immigrants to do. We wouldn't have domestic berries without migrant laborers. Technology mostly fills in the gaps. It won't be long before AI causes increased productivity while requiring less labor...

Short answer: they don't need it. The builders I talk to have a backlog of about 2 years, and they have to turn away a lot of business that they don't have capacity for. There was a price spike of building materials after Covid, and there is still a shortage of labor. We're still dealing...

The problem right now is that China signed an agreement to buy the soybeans, so Trump told the farmers to go plant soybeans. The Chinese then renegged on the deal and went to Brazil to slash and burn You can't just rug-pull the farmers without serious consequences. If I were Trump, I would...

The problem right now is that China signed an agreement to buy the soybeans, so Trump told the farmers to go plant soybeans. The Chinese then renegged on the deal and went to Brazil to slash and burn You can't just rug-pull the farmers without serious consequences. If I were Trump, I would...

That has been my experience with Turkish guns. They used to be very hit-or-miss, with occasional manufacturing flaws that made me surprised the dealer took delivery. I remember an O/U shotgun at Olde English that had a forestock that was so bad I couldn't get it back on the gun, and it was...

First, I cannot express enough the importance of having plentiful cheap food for the security of our society and stability of our economy. Problems in the food supply can kill a society. The US is one of the top agricultural producers, and a net exporter. This is a fantastic position to be...