The Biggest Farm Bill Loser

America, it's your responsibility to decide who will emerge victorious from this battle of the bulge. Let's meet the contestants -- the American consumer, the independent farmer and the corporate fat cat. Watch Food & Water Watch's The Biggest Farm Bill Loser and go to http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org to demand a Fair Farm Bill!

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[jazlabaw]

I am sure this video will be just preaching to the choir. Believe me, I am part of that choir. However, it is not just the corporate fat cat who wins but the stock holders too, some of whom probably don't even know when they own stocks in big agri-business something usually only their broker knows and follows. Some of us are woven more into the fabric of capitalism than we care to know.

[TheBartman47]

I appreciate this video recognises there is a problem, but the solution is NOT more government. The only real solution is for government to get out of the way and stop subsidizing the corporate fat cat, and then the small farmer will naturally have a competitive edge without any government meddling.

[Clemens Lode]

Bread is processed food and wheat is unhealthy.

[Brad Wilson]

Corn is the biggest farm bill loser among commodity crops. The data behind this is to start with corn prices 1942-1952, when we got fair trade, living wage prices, and then compute the reduction in value each year since then (price x bushels of production). It's a reduction from the previous standard, so it's a negative number. Then add corn subsdiies. Corn nets down about $1 trillion (2010 $). See the data at "Hidden Farm Bill: Debunking 3 Myths". Among states, Iowa is the biggest loser.

[Brad Wilson]

This is better than most! But most farmers did go out of business, as subsidies only compensated for 1/7 or reductions for corn/soybeans/wheat, etc. And most lost livestock to CAFOs (subsidized with below cost feedgrains).

It's not true that Congress was making sure farmers got fair prices through the 1970s. Congress lowered price floors for agribusiness starting in 1953, so it was down, more and more, for 2 decades prior to the 70s.

FWW is best food group on these issues, by far.

[Fridde von Frankenstein]

sorry for being a smartass but thatd be speciesist ;)

[ambarcano]

This video is racist against cats.

[Alicia Alvarado]

I LOVE IT!!!

[TTStarlight911]

Four dislikes are part of Corporate Fat Cat group.

[TheBartman47]

Also, your understanding of economics is flawed. Everyone is already paying higher prices BECAUSE of subsidies. Where do you think government money comes from? TAXES, that's where. So, your choice is either pay higher seed prices, or choose lower seed prices and pay more in taxes to fund the subsidies, PLUS a little extra to pay for the buearocracy departments to handle the money exchange. ALL subsidies costs everyone more than what it would if simply left alone!

[TheBartman47]

You miss the point. No one in their right mind wants GMO seeds. Monsanto has admitted it themselves that if food companies were required to label their products that contain GMO ingredients, it would be like putting a skull and crossbones on the package! It's a LOT more than simply the subsidies, it's the government protecting Monsanto from truth in advertising. In other words, government protected fraud.