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In reply to the discussion: Wow. That "God Made a Farmer" ad was incredible. [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)42. an economics professor explained it like this
Americans wanted to save the family farm, but because of the "market ideology" we could not just send checks to family farms. Instead the policy was to subsidize the price of, say, corn. First, that logically provides an incentive to increase production, making the subsidy even more expensive, but it also clearly benefits a big corporate farm with 10,000 acres under cultivation than it does a mom and pop farm with 160 acres under cultivation.
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Yep, Dodge company used gawd and Billy Graham so they can sell their product...
cynatnite
Feb 2013
#5
I agree. Not everything has to be analyzed, sometimes it's nice to just enjoy.
Happyhippychick
Feb 2013
#21
Well, most of the farmers I know hate Dodge, but I imagine they appreciated the nod nonetheless...
cynatnite
Feb 2013
#47
Well, when a self-congratulatory thread about not watching the Super Bowl draws 400+ replies...
AngryOldDem
Feb 2013
#54
I'm sure somebody will chime in to tell us why it is offensive and part of a RW conspiracy
bluestateguy
Feb 2013
#51