Why are Our Governments So Crooked?

[Fransisco]

Willy inadvertently brings up another good incentive for corruption in governments. The desire for the unearned, or put another way the welfare payment syndrome where one believes everyone else owes them a living.

[wilagro]

francisco: All the farmers I know that received AgriStability payments certainly didn't regard them as "welfare"...rather as insurance if anything. It "cost" farmers money to enroll in AgriStability and the expense of extra accounting and bookkeeping in order to comply with the requirements for such "insurance" payments. I don't suppose YOU enrolled though...your operation is too big to fail...ahahahahahahahaha.

[Fransisco]

Are you paying the entire cost of that "insurance" or is there someone else who is maybe kicking in the vast majority of the funds? Oh nooooo... we never mention who that is!

[TOM4CWB]

Wilagro,

If I remember correctly... We were promised in the 2006 election when PM Harper and crew first got elected... a BIG change to safety net programs.

Since this is the first opportunity to effect major farm program changes (Conservative Majority 2011) it would be expected that changes would occur.

These are Fed/Prov. programs... so agreements need to be forged for the Feds to move to a different structure.

It will be interesting to see what they come up with!!!

The Cup is only half full Willy... we CAN do Better!!!

[ASRG]

I hope Harper does get rid of Ag stability.....and doesn't replace it with anything! Let's be done with these welfare programs in Canada.

[oneoff]

Why is there so much corruption?..........because we tolerate exactly the level we receive.