Big Swede
Well-known member
I believe the fight that Pertnear was trying to start was about subsidies that go to farmers. Personally, I wouldn't care if they cut them all together. They have cut them so much already that the carrot the government is dangling in front of the farmer is hardly worth the effort to take it. The farm program was designed to keep food affordable in this country but as the price of crude oil keeps rising food will follow along with every other consumable item we use.
On the other hand I know of some producers that have taken advantage of the LIP program aka Livestock Indemnity Program and some of their checks have exceded $100,000. The funding for this program ends this fall and I hope they will not refund it. Personally I don't think it's the taxpayers responsibility to reimburse me for dead calves. Rewarding poor planning and bad management are setting a bad precident and giving the cattleman a black eye in the eyes of the public and especially the taxpayer. In this era of budget cuts I would be in favor of cutting all of these subsidies. So if you want to split us up and point finrgers both groups of producers are guilty of taking subsidies. Just my opinion.
Being known as a farmer or rancher has little to do with the issue that Pertnear was bringing up, and like some of you said this topic shouldn't be in ranch talk.
On the other hand I know of some producers that have taken advantage of the LIP program aka Livestock Indemnity Program and some of their checks have exceded $100,000. The funding for this program ends this fall and I hope they will not refund it. Personally I don't think it's the taxpayers responsibility to reimburse me for dead calves. Rewarding poor planning and bad management are setting a bad precident and giving the cattleman a black eye in the eyes of the public and especially the taxpayer. In this era of budget cuts I would be in favor of cutting all of these subsidies. So if you want to split us up and point finrgers both groups of producers are guilty of taking subsidies. Just my opinion.
Being known as a farmer or rancher has little to do with the issue that Pertnear was bringing up, and like some of you said this topic shouldn't be in ranch talk.