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In Reply to: RE: Absolutely nothing. I'd be happy to help, if they were willing to reciprocate. posted by ghost of olddude55 on November 22, 2020 at 05:05:30
...I understand that you'd like "better", but the dairy farmer in Lancaster Co. is looking at his current debt/mortgage/profit-ratio--survival--and will likely never ride a bus or trolly in Pittsburgh or Philly--and no one cares (until the cost of milk goes from $4/gal to $20/gal)--which, BTW, we give-away for free with WIC and all the food-assistance programs.
I 100% agree that this country (the whole country) should spend more on public transportation (rather than subsidizing $100K EVs), but not at the expense of farmers that put food on the table (at a reasonable cost).
You can't have everything--or, better phrased--you can't have everything--without paying for it. I own 40 acres in PA with a residence--and still pay taxes there, but haven't been in the Commonwealth since January. My parents and uncle have 1400+ acres that they pay taxes on. None of us are likely to be riding the T anytime soon. You want it--pay for it. You worked a union/gov't job--no one in your workplace was "broke". "Fiscally responsible"--that's on them.
"The phone don't ring, and the sun refused to shine. Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly, for what was already mine, for such a long, long time."--Warren Zevon~"Accidentally Like A Martyr"--1978
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Have been since FDR.
Pennsylvania is one of only a few states without a dedicated state-level funding stream. Every attempt to establish such a fund has been met with opposition from rural representatives. Their constituents don't ride buses, so why should they pay for Pittsburgh and Philly?
But when demand for milk falls off because people are buying more almond and soy milk than milk from cows, we bail out dairy farmers. We bail out corn farmers when there's drought, and we bail out wheat farmers when there's too much rain. There's no quid pro quo. We don't get anything in return. We don't even pay less for milk when demand falls--and as I said, I don't touch the stuff--because the price is supported by the Commonwealth.
Anything good the Commonwealth tries to do on behalf of all of its citizens is usually met with solid and unyielding opposition by representatives from rural counties.
You mentioned fuel taxes? PA can't raise its fuel tax because of opposition from rural reps and state senators. We can't even get pot legalized because it offends the religious sensibilities of folks in the rural areas of the state.
Those same representatives gerrymandered the hell out of PA after the 2010 census and even though urban/suburban reps get nearly twice as many votes, the makeup of the state legislature doesn't change. It doesn't matter that three-quarters of us live in and/or around cities.
My sister and her BF live on a farm. They don't do actual farming, they lease the property to other farmers in the area. He grew up as a farmer though.
I have abso-fucking-lutely nothing against farmers and support farm subsidies 100%. Who wants to relive the Dust Bowl?
But how about some consideration in return?
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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I have a hard time understanding how that plays out itself in the game regarding pot. Farmers don't want to be rich due to religious reasons? I was told that was liberation theology.
My problems in NY are there is no legal prostitution and no legal pot. My view is if you can make both legal and have apps for that it would cure me of all the ills.
The suffering is too much to deal with at the current.
Every time somebody does a one-hitter, it makes Baby Jesus cry.
I'd legalize prostitution and drugs. I don't gamble but I don't care if other people do. It's none of my business.
But there are many here among us that think they need to save souls and if they don't save enough of them, god will punish America.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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how a guy from the Middle East ended up with an Hispanic first name.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
...and a Caucasian image. Hmmmmm!
yeah he does a good job mowing my neighbors lawn. I mow mine myself.
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