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Originally Posted by ShagNasty
Thats is news to me. Maybe we should stop paying our farmers to not grow food any more. stupid:
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Naturally all things are debatable, and I have no desire to argue with you, but I do know that American farmers have had to fight for their place in America for 100 years because of vast imports and taxes.
Just as with Rome, Farming is not an encouraged occupation in America.
We would much rather have Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists, Soldiers, and Entertainers...to hit on Strykers point.
A good point made by Stryker there too.
But of course times have changed, and feeding the lions is not an acceptable pastime anymore. But how close we are.....
Take the recent interest in Reality TV for example. We tune in by the millions to watch the triumpts and failures of comman folks in life threatning situations.
We feed on it as though we can smell the blood through the screen.