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Out Of Courtesy To The Consumer
It is absolutely imperative to update and correctly reference (name)
said farm bill as: "The Consumer Farm Bill."
Why?
Because 51% of the budget in the Consumer Farm Bill is allocated to
food stamps, school lunch programs and other consumer needs. To
call it anything other than The Consumer Farm Bill is to perpetuate a
lie.
The agricultural production arena is unique to any other business
existing, in that when any obstruction of production (For what ever
reason...nature...environmental litigations, government regulations.) that
results in production loss, the producer cannot raise the price
of his or her goods to make up for that loss. If the producer
passed those costs on to the consumer, their products would be
unreachable for mostly everyone...including the very rich.
This is where the government, out of a courtesy to the consumer (And
contraire to what is falsely touted as "ag subsidy."),
places dollars where they're needed to counter weight those
losses.
Why?
Because this balance is absolutely critical to insuring consumer access
to essential goods stays around 8- 10% of their disposable
income.
Consumer opinion has tremendous impact on Agricultural production
opportunities. Presenting the un-edited picture with impeccable
honestly, lays the foundation from which all parties can
work together in a cooperative, constructive, and equitably beneficial
manner.
You can do your part, by pressing your elected officials, peers, and
yourself, to properly reference said bill as "The Consumer Farm
Bill."
Roni Bell Sylvester
LaSalle, CO
LaSalle, CO
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