Nearly 30 Million Acres Of US Farmland Now Owned By Foreigners

[longknife]

Whoa! What the hell are we doing to our country when we turn over the most important land we have to foreign entities?

All across America, U.S. farmland is being gobbled up by foreign interests. So when we refer to “the heartland of America”, the truth is that vast stretches of that “heartland” is now owned by foreigners, and most Americans have no idea that this is happening. These days, a lot of people are warning about the “globalization” of the world economy, but in reality our own soil is rapidly being “globalized”. When farms are locally owned, the revenue that those farms take in tends to stay in local communities. But with foreign-owned farms there is no guarantee that will happen. And while there is plenty of food to go around this is not a major concern, but what happens when a food crisis erupts and these foreign-owned farms just keep sending their produce out of the country? There are some very serious national security concerns here, and they really aren’t being addressed. Instead, the amount of farmland owned by foreigners just continues to increase with each passing year.

And China is the biggest owner.

Farm bankruptcies are already at the highest level that we have seen since the last recession, and do we really want foreigners gobbling up even more of our farmland from farmers that are incredibly desperate to sell?

Our founders never intended for America to be for sale to the highest bidder, and hopefully more states will start passing laws that will make sure that U.S. farms stay in the hands of U.S. farmers.

A whole lot more disturbing information @ American Soil Is Being Globalized: Nearly 30 Million Acres Of US Farmland Now Owned By Foreigners

 

[caddo kid]

No surprise as AmeriKKKans are ALL ABOUT MONEY.

We will sale our sons & daughters, our land, as you have pointed out here, we sold our collective soul.

Hell, I even posted a thread a few weeks ago about how corporations are responsible for a huge chunk of the blame when it comes to out sourcing & IT theft.
I was told I was crazy by a few select ass holes here @ USMB. No, not crazy, just observant.
Well believe it or not folks, we AmeriKKKans have been cutting our own throats, and this land issue is the perfect example.
Never say never because it's actually true; AmeriKKKans are our own worst enemy.
OK; the irony meter just traveled to Uranus.

Money, money, money, money hungry AmeriKKKans. That's US.

 

[LittleNipper]

The one thing about land, you can't take it out of the country with you...

 

[SobieskiSavedEurope]

Capitalism in action.

 

[Erinwltr]

I read about the Saudis buying up farmland a few years back. For those interested.

Saudi Arabia buying up farmland in US Southwest

 

[Dekster]

I am more concerned about the Latter Day Saints' land grabs than I am China owning Smithfield that owns a lot of farm land. If anything, people should be more concerned about Bayer buying up all the rights to crop patents.

 

[Likkmee]

Capitalism in action.

Exactly. If you want to blame someone, blame the seller, not the furrners. YOU could buy it yourselves.after football, basketball and the latest Great Dead concerts and remembering to pick up your Prozac.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Whoa! What the hell are we doing to our country when we turn over the most important land we have to foreign entities?

All across America, U.S. farmland is being gobbled up by foreign interests. So when we refer to “the heartland of America”, the truth is that vast stretches of that “heartland” is now owned by foreigners, and most Americans have no idea that this is happening. These days, a lot of people are warning about the “globalization” of the world economy, but in reality our own soil is rapidly being “globalized”. When farms are locally owned, the revenue that those farms take in tends to stay in local communities. But with foreign-owned farms there is no guarantee that will happen. And while there is plenty of food to go around this is not a major concern, but what happens when a food crisis erupts and these foreign-owned farms just keep sending their produce out of the country? There are some very serious national security concerns here, and they really aren’t being addressed. Instead, the amount of farmland owned by foreigners just continues to increase with each passing year.

And China is the biggest owner.

Farm bankruptcies are already at the highest level that we have seen since the last recession, and do we really want foreigners gobbling up even more of our farmland from farmers that are incredibly desperate to sell?

Our founders never intended for America to be for sale to the highest bidder, and hopefully more states will start passing laws that will make sure that U.S. farms stay in the hands of U.S. farmers.

A whole lot more disturbing information @ American Soil Is Being Globalized: Nearly 30 Million Acres Of US Farmland Now Owned By Foreigners

About 3%.

 

[badger2]

What the Chinese want is U.S. real estate. We have already pointed out the Chinese miscegenation linked to the Clinton crime family which was also linked to heroin trafficking for a Michigan address as early as 1988. U.S. intelligence knew in April of 2009 that the Chinese had invested in grassroots agriculture in Venezuela. They want to buy the earth, because their ancestors had a curious habit of tearing bark from trees, making ink from those trees, putting the two together and calling the product 'money.' Screw (and [italics]) boycott Chinese arrogance.

 

[Vandalshandle]

I think that Trumpettes can be proud that Trump is bailing out foreign owners of land in the USA with our tax money for the money that the foreign farmers are losing due to Trump's tariffs!

 

[badger2]

Thanks #5. No regulation of groundwater use where the Saudis have bought real estate, and this near the Colorado River, is akin to Chinese bladders hauling Great Lakes water back to China. The health of our soil goes to Saudi Arabia because they can buy it? Screw (and [italics]) boycott Saudi Arabia.

 

[Vandalshandle]

It is almost stranger than fiction. The Chinese buy our farmland. Then Trump starts a trade war. Then China stops buying their own soybeans from their own US farms. Then Trump send the farmers bailout money, which ends up in the pockets of Chinese owners of US land!

 

[theHawk]

There is an easy solution. Extra property tax on foreign owned property.

 

[Moonglow]

Thanks #5. No regulation of groundwater use where the Saudis have bought real estate, and this near the Colorado River, is akin to Chinese bladders hauling Great Lakes water back to China. The health of our soil goes to Saudi Arabia because they can buy it? Screw (and [italics]) boycott Saudi Arabia.

Our president just sold them lots of nuclear knowledge also..

 

[beautress]

It is almost stranger than fiction. The Chinese buy our farmland. Then Trump starts a trade war. Then China stops buying their own soybeans from their own US farms. Then Trump send the farmers bailout money, which ends up in the pockets of Chinese owners of US land!

Are they citizens or foreign nationals?

 

[Moonglow]

It is almost stranger than fiction. The Chinese buy our farmland. Then Trump starts a trade war. Then China stops buying their own soybeans from their own US farms. Then Trump send the farmers bailout money, which ends up in the pockets of Chinese owners of US land!

Ain't socialism great when mixed with capitalism?

 

[beautress]

Thanks #5. No regulation of groundwater use where the Saudis have bought real estate, and this near the Colorado River, is akin to Chinese bladders hauling Great Lakes water back to China. The health of our soil goes to Saudi Arabia because they can buy it? Screw (and [italics]) boycott Saudi Arabia.

Our president just sold them lots of nuclear knowledge also..

Link?

 

[Moonglow]

Thanks #5. No regulation of groundwater use where the Saudis have bought real estate, and this near the Colorado River, is akin to Chinese bladders hauling Great Lakes water back to China. The health of our soil goes to Saudi Arabia because they can buy it? Screw (and [italics]) boycott Saudi Arabia.

Our president just sold them lots of nuclear knowledge also..

Link?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia - Reuters

 

[beautress]

Thanks #5. No regulation of groundwater use where the Saudis have bought real estate, and this near the Colorado River, is akin to Chinese bladders hauling Great Lakes water back to China. The health of our soil goes to Saudi Arabia because they can buy it? Screw (and [italics]) boycott Saudi Arabia.

Our president just sold them lots of nuclear knowledge also..

Link?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia - Reuters

A copy of a secret document? Who leaked it, and has the copy been altered in some way? A "copy" has so many alternatives to push a viewpoint, in these days of false scenarios to achieve a goal and major hoaxes to change a political outcome in order to take over a House of Congress.

 

[MindWars]

Capitalism in action.

YOU ARE SO FKN WRONG LMFAO

The definition:
We will start out with a few generalizations about the word capitalism, I’ll explain why it really is that simple and the tell you why people who think capitalism sucks are really just plain stupid.

What is capitalism?
Google

/cap-i-tal-ism/

noun:

An economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.

Wikipedia

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of capital goods and the means of production, with the creation of goods and services for profit.

Neither of these definitions tells us a whole lot about capitalism at its core so let’s dive a little deeper.

What is a capitalist?
Google

cap-i-tal-ist
Noun:

A wealthy person (apparently you have to already be wealthy in order to capitalize on anything) who uses money to invest in a trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism. (We’re starting to see the skew already)

Wikipedia

Wikipedia actually redirected me to the definition of capitalism that I listed before where I quickly ended up on a page about Karl Marx’s critique of political economy and his views on the capitalist mode of production.

This is where I start to get frustrated
Lets look at one more definition (capitalize) before I get started explaining why we need to be careful of how we let people redefine words and the context in which we use them.

What does it mean to capitalize?
Google:

Cap-i-tal-ize

Verb:

1: Taking the chance to gain advantage from.

2: Provide (a company or industry) with capital. For this article I will ignore this definition as it relates to the funding of businesses and the capital (money) used to start and fund business ventures.

Let’s use a little common sense
If I am capitalizing on a situation, I am simply using that situation to my benefit. Where we pervert the game is in the governance and regulation of capital and industry. When we begin picking and choosing winners and losers.

Which is really part of why it bothers me when people vilify the word capitalist or capitalism. Furthermore, the system of capitalism has served to push forward technology and innovation and has free’d more people from the clutches of poverty than any other system before it.

If you think about it, the person who tells you that capitalism is bad is actually trying to capitalize on your intellectual ignorance and sway you into thinking that their definition is the one you should believe.

As if capitalizing on a low information audience is any different than a dishonest business capitalizing on an uninformed buyer.
This is not to say that people do not capitalize on the stupidity of others (it happens all the time), but since when doe...............

Why people who think capitalism sucks are just plain stupid

YOU ARE UNINFORMED!!!