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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:09 PM Original message |
Why not cut WIC cards? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. A fine point! |
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kagi (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Food Stamps |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I don't mind the sugar cane block. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It is a nice little vicious circle |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Welcome to DU! |
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kagi (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Thanks for the welcome |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Welcome to DU |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. Same would happen to farm subsidies |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 02:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. farm subsidies have a purpose; they keep cropland in production or reserve, instead of in sub- |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What subdivisions are they going to build in the middle of Iowa? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. ones like this: |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 09:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. 85.6% of Iowa is still rural |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 10:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. whatever. try reading some history. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 09:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Nobody's building subdivisions right now. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. More realistically: they bring some balance to what producers get for crops |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 10:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. the two aspects are connected. when farm prices are low, farms go under. & get subdivided. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 10:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. the payments came long before the developers |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. not sure what your point is. there's nothing contradictory between what i'm saying & what you are. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Point is not about land developers gobbling up farms |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-01-10 02:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. They go together. Bankrupt farmers sell their land. To whoever pays the highest price. |
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wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. Food stamps were originally started as a farm subsidy program |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. End the wars and tax the top 2%, problem solved. |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. ADM "Supermarket to the World" learned from Ray-gun to just say no. KNR |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. WIC is an agriculture program, not a human services program. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-27-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. Food subsidy programs keep the cannon fodder healthy |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-28-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. 40% |
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