[AT] Tobacco transplanting time

[Guy Fay]

Just Peachy, Dave.

Here in Southern Wisconsin, the program operated at a profit to the 
government. It basically was a way of limiting production to what the 
market needed, and unifying the growers for more negotiating power with 
Big Tobbacco. The bad part of the old way was the allotments, which 
resulted in big land rents being collected by folks who owned the 
allotments.

The new way puts all the power into the tobacco company hands- they 
decide who grows how much. Yeah, the high land rents are gone. However, 
the tobbacco companies are the most dishonest companies in America, and 
there has already been major abuse of the power that they have been 
given- the northern group of growers in Wisconsin have been completely 
shut down- the companies have completely ignored those guys. 150 years 
of growing down the tubes.

Dave, it sounds like you've bought the typical line of BS about 
government programs that's spouted by the company PR guys trying to make 
more bucks for their bosses. I'd suggest researching the facts before 
telling folks they're in the same category as crack whores. Think a little.

Guy Fay

Dave Rotigel wrote:

>
>>   Wonder how long they can survive in the new days of tobacco without 
>> the price supports.
>> David
>
>
> Why on earth would anyone want to be on government welfare? Do the 
> tobacco farmers (or any farmers for that matter) really want that? Why 
> would they want to be included in the same category as crack whores 
> and welfare queens?
>         Dave
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