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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 12:59 PM Original message |
Why is it ok to subsidize agriculture but not manufacturing? |
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HeraldSquare212 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's a damn good point. |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. farm bills support GOP regions of the country |
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Alhena (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yes and if we come through for Ohio and Michigan they will remember it next election |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. I have no problem helping manufacturing |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because farmers are nobel small business republicans and manufacturing |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The funny well not really funny thing is |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. Don't try to kill a good myth with reality... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because Iowa has the first nominating process |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Hard to win the Iowa caucus in either party if you campaign on eliminating |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think a satanic candidate pro-ethanol and farm subsidies |
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abumbyanyothername (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. The money is not going to save AIG |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
7. Public money shouldn't be used to pay a CEO $10 million/year. |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. American Automakers |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. Your's is the best question (and point) made about this whole |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Bcause Farmers are Godly men who live where the air is clean |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's not |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. In some cases a government-run monopoly makes sense |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. Alot of the farm bill money goes towards Food Stamps |
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Cosmic Charlie (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. because you can still make steel and cars in a drought |
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cemaphonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. There's also a lot to be said for stablizing our food supply. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Agriculture controls a number of small population states with inordinate senate power |
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suston96 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. Why agriculture? That's easy: we cannot eat our cars. nt |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. Pay GM to NOT make cars? |
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