That graph is what sold me on the concept of socialism, the only way for everyone to benefit from increased productivity is if everyone has a stake in the means of production.
From the invention of agriculture, depending on the fertility of the soil, one farmer could generally sustain 3-5 people.
Today, a single American farmer feeds, on average, 166 people. There are of course nations that don’t reach that productivity, as there are some that exceed it, but America takes pride at being the best nation ever so let’s look at that a little more.
Somehow, though we do indeed have more flashing lights and cool noises than ever before, that independent farmer is going extinct, and a very large percentage of America in particular and the world at large lives in quiet desperation.
Now why is that, exactly? And why can’t that farmer just feed 83 people and not work themselves to death to still barely keep the bank off their back?
And why would they need a subsidy to survive even if they are feeding the full 166?
In case you ever wonder why rural America is getting a “bit mad,” maybe think about that a little more.
And maybe start talking to them and offering actual solutions, because right now they’re mostly just hearing leftists bitching about ending corn subsidies and taking their guns, and rightoids telling them if they hate the right people it will all work out.
What also is very weird, is the fact, that the entire agriculture industry is only “profitable” because we directly give the farmers money. Which other market is profitable only because of subsidies? This directly kills smaller farms(and this also has an impact on rural areas) and destroys the entire industry.
That graph is what sold me on the concept of socialism, the only way for everyone to benefit from increased productivity is if everyone has a stake in the means of production.
How about this factoid:
From the invention of agriculture, depending on the fertility of the soil, one farmer could generally sustain 3-5 people.
Today, a single American farmer feeds, on average, 166 people. There are of course nations that don’t reach that productivity, as there are some that exceed it, but America takes pride at being the best nation ever so let’s look at that a little more.
Somehow, though we do indeed have more flashing lights and cool noises than ever before, that independent farmer is going extinct, and a very large percentage of America in particular and the world at large lives in quiet desperation.
Now why is that, exactly? And why can’t that farmer just feed 83 people and not work themselves to death to still barely keep the bank off their back?
And why would they need a subsidy to survive even if they are feeding the full 166?
In case you ever wonder why rural America is getting a “bit mad,” maybe think about that a little more.
And maybe start talking to them and offering actual solutions, because right now they’re mostly just hearing leftists bitching about ending corn subsidies and taking their guns, and rightoids telling them if they hate the right people it will all work out.
I don’t see how this conflicts with what they said at all? Yes, socialism would help the rural population too. Perhaps even more so.
What also is very weird, is the fact, that the entire agriculture industry is only “profitable” because we directly give the farmers money. Which other market is profitable only because of subsidies? This directly kills smaller farms(and this also has an impact on rural areas) and destroys the entire industry.