Oil money: What do Canadians have to show for it?

[silverback]

No agstar you are once again completely wrong.

A disaster was the National Energy Program, imposed by your beloved Pierre Elliot Trudeau and his liberal friends, that drove the economy and the oil patch into the ground.

Remember that little liberal idea of good economic policy?

[bucket]

Actually it was what flaman started on a thread way back when. Its called wealth redistribution. Exactly what dion is trying to do with his carbon tax. Tax credits or rebates mean nothing if a person doesn't have the money to spend in the first place. Or giving money to people that don't deserve it. Like that fusarium program the cwb has. The grain is a feed but because ward's mom and dad have a shitty crop they come up with a fusarium program that upgrades their feed wheat to a 2cwrw. Where is the money coming from to do an upgrade and allow a certain number of individuals to haul 100 percent of their grain in by nov. Sweet deal!!!

[agstar77]

Do you propose that one industry, oil subsidize another ag? You are proposing the very social redistibution that you rail against!

[Fransisco]

LOL agstar, now you consider getting a job outside of agriculture to keep your farm going a subsidy!?

[wilagro]

I agree with chuckChuck. Same situation in our area.

[TOM4CWB]

Wilagro...

Interesting on 'redistribution' you say you bought and financed your farm (you told us with an off-farm job)... so you are a part of the problem... in inflation that drives up farm production costs. Hobby farming.

You had the 'CHOICE' to do this... some of us chose to work on the farm without an off-farm job... and managed to make our farms survive even with the extra overhead interest costs.

Don't look down your nose at us... we pure farm managers have done many miracle moves to keep our farms alive... including closely managing our marketing.

USE the CWB. FIne with me. DOn't force it (the CWB0 on me.... just because it makes your part time farm simpler for you!

Wilagro... I resent you stealing my families money (through CWB Pools... and then calling our management of debt and business and community charity into question as if we are fools!

We in western Canada have the highest standard of living in the world... the best infrastructure... credit... stable business environment... this is clearly a great heritage to pass on to our children! I for ONE am very grateful and thankful for the foresight and hard work of those that CHOSE to work HARD... and create what we do have!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We still love you Wilagro... even if you are a grump!

GRIN!