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"freewheat posted Dec 7, 2011
22:05
Furrow, 160 acres is too small to me,
and I am a small farmer. I think VIABLE
farms should have a vote if it came to
that. To me that would mean 640 acres.
That should weed out the fly by night,
Tax issue farmers, who really do not
depend on the farm for aliving. Unless
you depend on your farm to make a
living, why should you vote against my
right. I farm for aliving. It is all the
farm, no wife who is a teacher or nurse,
no inheritance, no fancy schmancy stuff.
If it came to a vote being necessary,
(thankfully it won't), only farmers with
a vested interest should vote. For me,
this excludes anyone with less than 640
or 800 acres...
Not 160, jmo.
"
If you get caught up in bullshit
regarding farm size lets do it by tax
return. If we do it by size its back to
corporation vs family farms.
Lets let anybody in the designated area
who files farm tax return have a vote.
Because honestly Ft Saskatchewan vs Oyen
acres are not equal.
It would simplify any voters list and I
don't give a **** if you own land or
not. If you are a landlord good for you
but if you don't have farm income you
don't have input.
Property rights shouldn't come down to a
vote but if they do it should be for
real producer/taxpayers (I am assuming
farmers make enough money to pay taxes
but thats another topic)
"freewheat posted Dec 7, 2011
22:05
Furrow, 160 acres is too small to me,
and I am a small farmer. I think VIABLE
farms should have a vote if it came to
that. To me that would mean 640 acres.
That should weed out the fly by night,
Tax issue farmers, who really do not
depend on the farm for aliving. Unless
you depend on your farm to make a
living, why should you vote against my
right. I farm for aliving. It is all the
farm, no wife who is a teacher or nurse,
no inheritance, no fancy schmancy stuff.
If it came to a vote being necessary,
(thankfully it won't), only farmers with
a vested interest should vote. For me,
this excludes anyone with less than 640
or 800 acres...
Not 160, jmo.
"If you get caught up in bullshit
regarding farm size lets do it by tax
return. If we do it by size its back to
corporation vs family farms.
Lets let anybody in the designated area
who files farm tax return have a vote.
Because honestly Ft Saskatchewan vs Oyen
acres are not equal.
It would simplify any voters list and I
don't give a **** if you own land or
not. If you are a landlord good for you
but if you don't have farm income you
don't have input.
Property rights shouldn't come down to a
vote but if they do it should be for
real producer/taxpayers (I am assuming
farmers make enough money to pay taxes
but thats another topic)
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