tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post1969798584953036479..comments2023-11-03T08:23:55.100-04:00Comments on Global Review: The Landed OligarchyMacro Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-91552839524769624732008-03-14T23:18:00.000-04:002008-03-14T23:18:00.000-04:00I'm a hard core fiscal conservative but I must dis...I'm a hard core fiscal conservative but I must disagree with you here. We have a national security interest in maintaining an agricultural base. It can't be rebuilt quickly so it must be maintained despite the shifting forces of the marketplace. Certain other industries require or required that kind of protection and don't have it--steel, for example. <BR/><BR/>Economics can't be read independently of history and I'm old enough (world's oldest living woman) to remember the part natural resources and industry played in the second world war.Carol Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235225263627779324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-56728390214616707362008-03-14T13:01:00.000-04:002008-03-14T13:01:00.000-04:00I'm not sure, but I see no reason to subsidize far...I'm not sure, but I see no reason to subsidize farmers over and above regular welfare programs.Macro Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735930711259574574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19671848.post-73139684596513448972008-03-13T18:52:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:52:00.000-04:00Are those income caps gross or net? If gross, Bush...Are those income caps gross or net? If gross, Bush's cap is way too low; if net it's just about right.Carol Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17235225263627779324noreply@blogger.com