The CWB Debate Gets Personal

[freewheat]

What does it take to run in these elections? I mean do you need 50 000 bucks?

I would seriously consider running on this platform:

I am running for directorship because I want the CWB disbanded. It has tried to change, tried to adapt, but it is the last bastion of the pioneer days left on the praires. At its inception, most guys were just starting to use mechanical power, electricity was barely taking hold, and yet we have this outdated bastard of a forced marketing agency. If you elect me, I will work hard for farmers to accomplish for them that freedom farmers nearly everywhere except maybe in Iran and North Korea take for granted.

If you want the CWB gone, and wish it to be an historic entity, vote for me, freewheat.

Any takers? Any votes?

[Fransisco]

The Board won't allow you to spend $50, 000 in an election. You're only allowed to spend, I believe, $15,000.

Any more and you'd actually have a shot at countering the gazillion dollars they spend on propoganda every year and well they just can't have that.

[freewheat]

Hey fran, I just meant is there a cost to throw your hat in the ring? I have no 50 000. I thought there was an entry fee of sorts?

[Fransisco]

I believe there is a $500 deposit required.

[TOM4CWB]

cchurch,

I am truly confused.

OK... on the pension... why is it communist or Socialist? I pay... I pay premiums... I receive back a pension... no different than the insurance premiums our farm pays to the Co-operators... which is also not Communist nor Socialist as it competes in the open market economy for our farms business!

I buy tons of farm supplies from Federated Co-op... and the vast majority of our groceries and fuel. Federated Co-op... it is neither communist nor socialist. Federated Co-op works in a free market system... markets $$$billions in products for the farm community and consumers alike... and effectively returns the 'profits' that a privately owned company would otherwise keep for shareholders. Individual farmers are individually rewarded for participating in the co-op... but if they run out of fuel... for instance... I can buy fuel from UFA... which just happens to be another co-op operating in a free market open system.

There is absolutely no reason the CWB could not offer Co-op export marketing services for selling our farms grain... just like UFA does in the domestic market!!!

THe single desk issue is a total red herring!

[PrairieSodBuster]

God I swear only the radical right and the radical left never run out of steam. Haven't you ever thought that there might be a balance of the two, sometimes free enterprise wins and sometimes things which benefit us all wins. Oh yes I remember it's called the center sometime right, sometimes left and the majority of Canadians reside there, it aint perfect but it works. Continue to rant though you drive over roads (soemtimes crappy I know) which are a product of what you would call socialism and on the same token to all you left wingers I don't think my tax dollars should always be used on providing welfare to some people whose only motivation is to walk to the bar for a beer, however I know there are still some people who need help to get back on their feet...I just don't think it should last forever, but it should be effective to fix the problem the first time permenently.
I wish the extremes would chose to move to a place that more represented their views...right wingers move to Texas, left wingers move to France, let the rest of us live in peace PLEASE!!!!!!