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Edited on Sat May-05-07 07:17 AM by Divernan
It would take an incredible amount of time and skilled labor to replace his work on his farm for a year. But the thing is, he may well be killed or crippled during that 12 months, and then what happens to his wife, his kids and his family farm? At best, he'll come back with post-traumatic stress syndrome and have had significant exposure to depleted uranium. Most soldiers are coming back with 10/15% hearing loss or worse. And there's a significant chance of brain damamge, lost limbs, etc. from direct attacks.
Maybe if he's in a blue state, his Senators can help him. If not keep him from being reactivated, at least keep him out of Iraq/Afghanistan - get him stationed somewhere safer for that 12 months.
As to the farm, there are farmers who will lease farmland. My Mom inherited part of a family farm, and a neighboring farmer actually farmed it for her for many years. They split the costs of seed and fertilizer, and they split the profit at the end of the year. She paid all taxes. However, her farm was only 200 acres. 1400 is a big spread.
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