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Sorry but you are way off base.
As far as school taxes, every state I know of bases taxes on the value of the home, even if it's a farm house. Usually expressed as "so much per thousand dollars of evaluation". What you do tend to see is that the same home will be worth a good deal more in the city than in the country. (Supply and demand.)

Second, you are woefully misinformed on grain and cattle prices and how they are set. The price of a bushel of corn has steadily declined in the last thirty years (you may may not see it because the middleman has to get paid.) while the cost of production has risen.

This is a direct effect of global competition. Juan Valdez will work in Brazil for $.50 an hour and the country HEAVILY subsidizes farmers to get into the world market.



As a side note: A couple of years ago the meat industry decided to "teach farmers a lesson" and they were paying $.05 (yes five cents) a pound for hogs while charging you and me $2.50 a lb. for bacon. I know a number of farmers that shot their hogs because they could not afford to feed them.


I agree the government has no reason to get involved though. Technology has an answer waiting and all it needs is to be implemented.
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I got a better idea....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
So can I move my...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nope....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
Ok, so can I plant 5000 acres of veg next to you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Instead of getting the government involved.  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Sorry but you are way off base.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nope I don't....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
And there is the issue  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
neseccity is the mother of invention....  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
Simple  voska | 03/01/06
Sorry -Sam, but there is a  Update victim | 03/01/06
Ted Stevens  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
He needs your tax money  jfrankcarr | 02/28/06
Use technology instead of more TAXES!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
a rare chance to agree with ya Ax  Monkey_MCSE | 02/28/06
People in rural areas have other advantages  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Why? Because I can't raise cattle next door to you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Nobody pointed a gun at you and said "Go raise cattle in Montana, boy"  James T. Kirk | 02/28/06
You should be able to do that  voska | 03/01/06
Indeed.... No doubt.... Absolutely.... What No_Ax said...  shawkins | 02/28/06
I agree about the "bedroom" folks.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
In texas  maxo_z | 02/28/06
Message has been deleted.  Mr. Roboto | 02/28/06
Shhhhhh  JoeMama_z | 02/28/06
No, it's about funding dying telcos...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Then let the telcos die. silly  Mr. Roboto | 02/28/06
I think there are other problems...  cmeans@... | 03/02/06
What About Using The Oil Revenues?  IT_Guy_z | 02/28/06
Power to tax; power to destroy  maxo_z | 02/28/06
"So unless you can afford to pay the tax, you can't communicate any more?"  IT_Guy_z | 02/28/06
Why do we need to pay??  d6564 | 02/28/06
You simply don't understand modern farming.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/28/06
Broadband access NOT!  aulax@... | 03/01/06
Sorry Sen Stevens. Try a different approach.  Update victim | 03/01/06
Broadband Taxes  alaudel | 03/01/06
Ted Stevens  chimpobites | 03/01/06

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