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minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·12 days agoNo, most that aren’t corporate owned are not. Some may be comfortably secure but most are not. Source: I live in farm country.
minus-squareAscrod@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·12 days agoDo you think those big corporate ones will buy out the little guys as they start going under?
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·12 days agoHow does that change the material reality of the working poor who can’t afford food?
minus-squareAscrod@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·12 days agoJust further concentrates the wealth and throws more people into the “can’t afford food” pool. I’m not disagreeing with you.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·12 days agoI hope the small farmers at least could sell to neighbors who have managed to save or inherit some savings. As it is, they may be forced to sell to conglomerates. Plus real estate law gets crazy. https://courtroomproven.com/faqs/how-far-above-and-below-the-ground-do-my-property-rights-extend/
No, most that aren’t corporate owned are not. Some may be comfortably secure but most are not. Source: I live in farm country.
Do you think those big corporate ones will buy out the little guys as they start going under?
How does that change the material reality of the working poor who can’t afford food?
Just further concentrates the wealth and throws more people into the “can’t afford food” pool. I’m not disagreeing with you.
I hope the small farmers at least could sell to neighbors who have managed to save or inherit some savings. As it is, they may be forced to sell to conglomerates. Plus real estate law gets crazy.
https://courtroomproven.com/faqs/how-far-above-and-below-the-ground-do-my-property-rights-extend/