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How does a government subsidy create natural demand? Just asking.
Food stamps are currency for purchasing food products. The market, therefore, creates demand--and the suppliers (farmers) have no alternative but to react to demand if they want to stay in business. If you are confused by the term "natural," I use it in an economic sense. It is the natural demand of consumers.
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
How does a government subsidy create natural demand? Just asking.
Food stamps are currency for purchasing food products. The market, therefore, creates demand--and the suppliers (farmers) have no alternative but to react to demand if they want to stay in business. If you are confused by the term "natural," I use it in an economic sense. It is the natural demand of consumers.
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
Consumers naturally desire food. Everyone does. But there is nothing natural about a government subsidy, which must be paid for by other people. That is totally artificial and distorts the market. Whether those people "deserve" help or not is immaterial. Food stamps are an artificial way of altering the market through subsidy.Food stamps are currency for purchasing food products. The market, therefore, creates demand--and the suppliers (farmers) have no alternative but to react to demand if they want to stay in business. If you are confused by the term "natural," I use it in an economic sense. It is the natural demand of consumers.
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
No, consumers desiring food and obtaining it is a most natural demand. You oppose it because you believe they don't deserve help, but that's your personal belief. It has nothing at all to do with economics.
Food stamps are currency for purchasing food products. The market, therefore, creates demand--and the suppliers (farmers) have no alternative but to react to demand if they want to stay in business. If you are confused by the term "natural," I use it in an economic sense. It is the natural demand of consumers.
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
ALSO, capitalists "take" profits from the productive labor of the workforce every day. Those profits are "taken" from laborers and "given" to capitalists. Don't look too closely at economic systems if you are concerned with fairness issues.
I grew up where cornstalks vote and elect soybeans to office. So WTF happened to the farm bill? They didn't even vote on one last year in the House, and this year 62 Republicans voted against it after voting FOR a poison pill that drove off all Democratic support. What are Republicans saying in Kansas? It's like Democrats proposing that blacks be counted as three-fifths of a vote in all elections. Are Midwest farmers being kicked out of the Republican base and being treated like chopped liver?
Consumers naturally desire food. Everyone does. But there is nothing natural about a government subsidy, which must be paid for by other people. That is totally artificial and distorts the market. Whether those people "deserve" help or not is immaterial. Food stamps are an artificial way of altering the market through subsidy.Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
No, consumers desiring food and obtaining it is a most natural demand. You oppose it because you believe they don't deserve help, but that's your personal belief. It has nothing at all to do with economics.
I grew up where cornstalks vote and elect soybeans to office. So WTF happened to the farm bill? They didn't even vote on one last year in the House, and this year 62 Republicans voted against it after voting FOR a poison pill that drove off all Democratic support. What are Republicans saying in Kansas? It's like Democrats proposing that blacks be counted as three-fifths of a vote in all elections. Are Midwest farmers being kicked out of the Republican base and being treated like chopped liver?
They had to concentrate on "abortion".
three fifths? What does that even mean?
Consumers naturally desire food. Everyone does. But there is nothing natural about a government subsidy, which must be paid for by other people. That is totally artificial and distorts the market. Whether those people "deserve" help or not is immaterial. Food stamps are an artificial way of altering the market through subsidy.No, consumers desiring food and obtaining it is a most natural demand. You oppose it because you believe they don't deserve help, but that's your personal belief. It has nothing at all to do with economics.
So are corporate subsidies OK? What about the apology to BP?
If we have to cut food stamps to reduce subsidies to absentee megacorporate farms, then I say, "Go for it!". Let the poor steal. If is good enough for corporate America, it is good enough for Jasper Joad! Besides, what are they complaining about? I donated a can of beets last year at Safeway...
80% of the Farm bill was for food stamps.
768 Billion for Food Stamps and 11% goes to Farms.
This is insane.
Look at the chart to this link.
We do not have the money for this. The spending is out of control.
Chart of the Week: This Farm Bill 56 Percent More Costly Than Last
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
ALSO, capitalists "take" profits from the productive labor of the workforce every day. Those profits are "taken" from laborers and "given" to capitalists. Don't look too closely at economic systems if you are concerned with fairness issues.
Marxism has been debunked over and over. This is no exception. It would be equally fair to say that labor takes profits from capital, since there would be no demand for labor without capital.
If we have to cut food stamps to reduce subsidies to absentee megacorporate farms, then I say, "Go for it!". Let the poor steal. If is good enough for corporate America, it is good enough for Jasper Joad! Besides, what are they complaining about? I donated a can of beets last year at Safeway...
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
ALSO, capitalists "take" profits from the productive labor of the workforce every day. Those profits are "taken" from laborers and "given" to capitalists. Don't look too closely at economic systems if you are concerned with fairness issues.
Marxism has been debunked over and over. This is no exception. It would be equally fair to say that labor takes profits from capital, since there would be no demand for labor without capital.
If we have to cut food stamps to reduce subsidies to absentee megacorporate farms, then I say, "Go for it!". Let the poor steal. If is good enough for corporate America, it is good enough for Jasper Joad! Besides, what are they complaining about? I donated a can of beets last year at Safeway...
If a poor man gets a year for stealing bread, how high should be build the gallows for the rich man who steals for greed?
ALSO, capitalists "take" profits from the productive labor of the workforce every day. Those profits are "taken" from laborers and "given" to capitalists. Don't look too closely at economic systems if you are concerned with fairness issues.
Marxism has been debunked over and over. This is no exception. It would be equally fair to say that labor takes profits from capital, since there would be no demand for labor without capital.
Hell, every modern economic system has been "debunked" in one form or another. It all depends on your personal position regarding how you relate to other people specifically, and society in general. As you said, it all depends upon how you frame it.
Food stamps are currency for purchasing food products. The market, therefore, creates demand--and the suppliers (farmers) have no alternative but to react to demand if they want to stay in business. If you are confused by the term "natural," I use it in an economic sense. It is the natural demand of consumers.
Food stamps are subsidies. You're giving people something that was taken from someone else. It creates artificial demand and nothing more. There is nothing "natural" in markets regarding wealth redistribution.
No, consumers desiring food and obtaining it is a most natural demand. You oppose it because you believe they don't deserve help, but that's your personal belief. It has nothing at all to do with economics.
Consumers naturally desire food. Everyone does. But there is nothing natural about a government subsidy, which must be paid for by other people. That is totally artificial and distorts the market. Whether those people "deserve" help or not is immaterial. Food stamps are an artificial way of altering the market through subsidy.
So are corporate subsidies OK? What about the apology to BP?
No. Corporate subsidies are not OK. Surprised you would even ask. But that's what the farm bill offered since many of the beneficiaries of price supports are corporations.
What does an apology to BP have to do with anything?
