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Subject: Re: Home DIY gasoline station
Date: 18 Jun 2025 06:58:34 GMT
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:53:50 -0500, Jim Joyce wrote:

> The last couple of times that I've been back, the farms are mostly gone.
> The land is still being farmed, but the small mom and pop farmers have
> apparently died or moved on.

As Earl Butz said "Get big or get out." That's been the USDA mantra since 
his era. The reasoning behind it is cheap (relatively) food. Hungry people 
tend to get pissed off. Keep them fat, literally, dumb, and happy.