bio deisel, ethanol etc.?

[cowman]

Ever noticed how the USA just seems to get it done? While in Canada we need to dither and study everything to death? Whether it is bio deisel plants, ethanol plants, packing houses, pasta plants!
How is it that the evil old USA government can just get that money out there and get the plant built?

[farmers_son]

You might be interested in this site:

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/daco/bio_daco.htm#2006

How does the U.S get it done? Well it might be the size of the U.S. Federal deficit budget, in 2005 estimated to consist of revenues of $2.119 trillion dollars with expenditures of $2.466 trillion leaving a deficit of $.347 trillion dollars. Or in terms Canadians think of a $347 billion dollar deficit. And that is just for one year. The U.S. national debt is $8.3 trillion dollars. This presents about 66% of the U.S. GDP or 8 times Canada’s entire GDP.

By contrast Canada’s budget for 2004 is revenues of $159.6 billion, expenditures of $152.6 billion leaving a surplus of $7 billion. Canada’s national debt represents about 38% our GDP.

It appears to me that the U.S. gets it done by running deficits that are over twice the size of Canada’s entire budget.

How long can the U.S. economy and by default the world economy stand that kind of reckless and irresponsible spending? What does U.S. deficit spending mean for interest rates, inflation and the world economy. It is frankly scary.

How does the U.S. get it done, well they borrow for it.

[farmers_son]

good point farmers_son. I think we are taking a cautious approach which in the long run may be better for our country.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea typical Canadian, we need a cautious approach. Yes lets see we did that for the last 13 years and the rural area's in this country are dying and every day the lights go out in another farm yard.
Yes sitting back is the answer. Soon they will open up land so foreigners can buy it and when were all working as slave labour for the Chinese your answer works.
Wake up yes the US has huge debts and that's not the right way to go but waiting for someone to do something never works.
Mr dither and Johnny ran this country for 13 years and look what we have today.

[food4u]

SASKFARMER3--You have forgotten to include Roy and Lorne in your dither list.

[food4u]

If the federal and provincial governments, and farmers themselves can agree on a support program that will provide assistance to farmers that really need it, hopefully it will happen sooner than later.
I understand the concerns and issues facing agriculture but am smart enough to realize that our urban neighbours will never agree to the country going into debt to assist one sector of the economy.

The government has squandered enough money in their dirty little deals over the past 13 years to have put mega dollars into projects that would have helped agriculture in a big way, and also helped keep rural communities alive.

[farmers_son]

I hear those that say our government cannot afford to support agriculture the same as the U.S. does. Obviously Canada is in a better position to support agriculture. However the priorities lie elsewhere.

[silverback]

Canada is nearly taxed to death, how is it we are more able to support ag. than the U.S.? And what priorities are you talking about?

[silverback]

Unfortunately whenever a program like CAIS is put in place the largest amount of the funding goes to the huge bureaucracy that administers it. How many programs have there been over the past ten or fifteen years that really have accomplished what they set out to do as far as assisting primary producers ?

[silverback]

Canada is nearly taxed to death, how is it we are more able to support ag. than the U.S.? And what priorities are you talking about?