Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Chuck Kopsho" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is immoral, they ought to distribute the excess to homeless
>> shelters and senior programs.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck Kopsho
>> Oceanside, California
>>
>
> Regan did just that, giving away government cheese, dry milk, peanut butter.
> Better to give it away that pay to store it for years.
>
> What is immoral is the government interference of the free market system.
> Let the farmers sell milk for what they can get for it. If they don't get
> enough, eat the cows and open a used car lot. The barn would be good for
> service bays.
>
>
Agriculture subsidies have been with us for eons. My wife had an old
uncle who was paid big bucks every year to put his tobacco acreage in
the "land bank." He then ran cattle on the 800 acres for many years,
continuing to make a profit off the cattle and the gubmint.

By the way, the gubmint still gives cheese, dry milk, peanut butter,
pasta and other commodities to old people who are living below the
poverty level. There is a monthly hand out here in our city, I see it
advertised in the paper every month.