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https://outline.com/vZPggv ... Oh, that doesn't really work here. Sorry.
Didn’t work for me...
I was going to delete my comment above, but can't now that you've replied ;-)
The original article works for me, though the formatting is annoying (skinny left-aligned column).
Environmental destruction is the story here, but with one misunderstanding. > Rural America is eroding. If you talk to farmers such as Short and Roger, they lament it. But almost nobody thinks it can be prevented. More efficient farming... The new farming isn't more efficient physically, chemically, or biologically. It consumes without replacing resources like topsoil, biodiversity, water, etc. It looks more efficien…
One example is the changes in terms how anti-trust policy has evolved over time. Today, cartels of produce buyers collude to keep prices low. There's also the lobbying and market pressures to transform away to manufactured food processes (fake meat, milk, etc).
If small town 'murica is dying because no one is popping out 8 or more children, well, welcome to the modern world. Large families were required on family farms simply as a way of getting help, which is much reduced these days. And the children that are born into that life, see the bright city lights and the hustle and bustle of Des Moines and decide that is where they want to be. Nope, small town America, as seen in…
If small town 'murica is dying because no one is popping out 8 or more children, well, welcome to the modern world. Large families were required on family farms simply as a way of getting help, which is much reduced these days. And the children that are born into that life, see the bright city lights and the hustle and bustle of Des Moines and decide that is where they want to be. Nope, small town America, as seen in…
Environmental destruction is the story here, but with one misunderstanding. > Rural America is eroding. If you talk to farmers such as Short and Roger, they lament it. But almost nobody thinks it can be prevented. More efficient farming... The new farming isn't more efficient physically, chemically, or biologically. It consumes without replacing resources like topsoil, biodiversity, water, etc. It looks more efficien…
If small town 'murica is dying because no one is popping out 8 or more children, well, welcome to the modern world. Large families were required on family farms simply as a way of getting help, which is much reduced these days. And the children that are born into that life, see the bright city lights and the hustle and bustle of Des Moines and decide that is where they want to be. Nope, small town America, as seen in…
Funny thing about predicting the future is that it is usually based on assuming current trends will continue forever but there almost always are unexpected trends that pop up to alter this course.
No judgement on this particular opinion piece, but just for sake of clarity in case people are unaware, the Washington Examiner has a rather pronounced conservative and Republican bias.
If small town 'murica is dying because no one is popping out 8 or more children, well, welcome to the modern world. Large families were required on family farms simply as a way of getting help, which is much reduced these days. And the children that are born into that life, see the bright city lights and the hustle and bustle of Des Moines and decide that is where they want to be. Nope, small town America, as seen in…
That sounds like trouble for the urban way of life, too. Where do all the young urban types come from? Not from downtown. Where do all the older folks go when their savings or mobility dwindle? Not downtown.
Environmental destruction is the story here, but with one misunderstanding. > Rural America is eroding. If you talk to farmers such as Short and Roger, they lament it. But almost nobody thinks it can be prevented. More efficient farming... The new farming isn't more efficient physically, chemically, or biologically. It consumes without replacing resources like topsoil, biodiversity, water, etc. It looks more efficien…
> The new farming isn't more efficient physically, chemically, or biologically. It consumes without replacing resources like topsoil, biodiversity, water, etc. It looks more efficient financially only by neglecting the future costs to restore those resources. B.S. Farmers aren't stupid, they still remember the lessons of the 1930s. They all plan to farm until they're physically unable to, and hope that the family far…