Help us pleeze

[kygorski]

The tomato farmers in FL are asking for help! They want us to make the mexican farmers raise thier prices so we can compete. Seems the mexiacans are "dumping" thier produce on the markets, causng them grief. So what are the solutions? Lower the wages of the pickers[aint most of them latinos]? I remember once that we were the greatest procucers of steel in the world, the workers asked for help to stop dumping[didnt work]Maybe we had too many steel mills,cured that!Maybe you can grow something else.How about dairy farming? Oh, didn't know that half the dairy farmers are going ou of business. The point of this?Why ask the government to make me pay more for american produce? Gee farmer guys, its your turn in the barrel,it only hurts for a little while.

[greenriverman1]

How do you say NAFTA!

[Deven Hall]

Welcome to the United States of America, Here is your complimentary jar of Vaseline.

[kygorski]

Welcome to the United States of America, Here is your complimentary jar of Vaseline.

Yes, the hard working tillers of the earth. They want smaller government,free trade, till they get thier mammeries in the mangle, then its Uncle Sugar help US.

[greenriverman1]

Yes, the hard working tillers of the earth. They want smaller government,free trade, till they get thier mammeries in the mangle, then its Uncle Sugar help US.

I live in farm country and I know of no farmers that are for free trade. The farmer gets crap for what they sell and the grocery stores mark everything up out of sight. Look in the paper and see how much hogs or cattle are selling for. You want to bad mouth the farmers maybe you should try growing your food! I am sure that you know all about it since you think you know everything else.

[kygorski]

Then who the heck passed it?No they dont want free trade. They want cotton subsidys, the defunct tobbacco buy outs,They profit fron corn subsidys to some extent.I dont know much about farming, but I do know they have thier hands out a lot. Who brought the wet backs here? Do they pay any of the health costs for them sticking around here. I've got in laws that havn't grown a cotton crop for years, and they get a check. What I'm getting at is this, a lot of folks think that social security, and medicare are the only entitlements in this coutry. There are a heck of a lot more hands out than that, that are tax payer supported. I cant recall many times when I have seen more cattle here in the fields of ky. And ground chuck sells for 3.25 a pound. Where do these high prices come from? I dont know about now, but once I was a salemen for HJ Hienz, talking to several managers of grocery stores, they operate at a profit margin of about 3%. Have you read anything about that suit against dary farmers of america co-op. Were paying almost 4 bucks a gallon for milk, and smaller dairy farms are going out of business because of low milk prices. NAFTA,working people didn't want it. Some are saying farmers didn't want it, how did it help unions? If no one wanted it, how the hell did it get here? Think maybe some politicians sold out to special interests?

[DJD]

Well in the spirit of Liberals everywhere....I don't care for tomatoes so they should be banned or at the very least taxes so high no one would buy them. Dang things are disgusting and smell and attract bugs!!!
on a serious note we grow our own and between the friends that grow them and what we have I bet we toss 1/3 of them out because we don't eat them. We don't can anything but with the way this freaking country has been run by incompetent tools for the last 30 years we may start!!!! You never know what is going to happen next.

[Devils Horse]

Welcome to the United States of America, Here is your complimentary jar of Vaseline.

You ever been anywhere else? The United States of America, despite who's in charge right now is still the best country on the planet earth.

Comments like this irk me to no end. Typical spoiled entitlement mentality.

[mhall]

I haven't bought a tomato from a store in thirty years and won't anytime soon. I could care less. I would rather eat dirt and grass than a store bought mater...

[bassin_bug]

I haven't bought a tomato from a store in thirty years and won't anytime soon. I could care less. I would rather eat dirt and grass than a store bought mater...

Store bought tomatoes are picked while still half green and have absolutely no juice in them. They are tough and taste like a nasty tennis shoe. I raise my 'maters in large flower pots; large, red, delicious, juicy 'maters. Yum, yum! My friend plants hers in the flower beds beside the back deck; not expensive for either of us.

[know1]

I like the free market. I think if someone wants to sell a tomato for less, then more power to them...even if they are from a different country.

[Deven Hall]

You ever been anywhere else? The United States of America, despite who's in charge right now is still the best country on the planet earth.

Comments like this irk me to no end. Typical spoiled entitlement mentality.

Yes I have been outside of the U.S. I was able to travel compliments of the United States Air Force during my 4 years of service. I love this country, enough that I gave 4 years of my life to serve it.


Your comment really pissed me off, You want to talk about "typical spoiled entitlement mentality" What basis and facts do you have to prove that America is "the best country on planet earth" and Do you even realize that you contradicted yourself???


I absolutely love america, but dude you seriously have some blinders on about how "Great" this country is.