Our View: Beware of Anti-Farm, Socialist Rhetoric

Critics contend that farmers can pick up an extra shift or two at the local mill, so we don’t need a Farm Bill to deal with things like weather disasters, or trade wars, or volatile price swings. We didn’t think agriculture’s critics could get more out of touch, or heartless.  But, they did. The “thinkers” who inhabit DC’s ivory tower think tanks now want farmers to work for free.Yes, you read that right.  In fact, here’s the Cato Institute’s view on farm policies that help growers survive low prices: Food is essential for human survival and we would all be better served if its price was, like sunlight and air, zero. The benefits of cheaper food and reduced hunger easily outweigh any losses borne by the farm sector….The best farm bill is none at all. How we stumbled upon this little socialist gem is just as significant as Cato’s words.