Category Archives: regulation

Why Subsidies Persist

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Individuals and groups concerned about global inequality paint a fair target on US agricultural subsidies.
Jim Wallis:
The question this morning for members of the U.S. Senate is simply this: How long will you postpone justice?
Is there anybody on this hill, in this town, who believes that continuing outdated, outmoded, but enormous subsidies to the world’s biggest [...]

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Can’t Touch This, Don’t Do That

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Joel Salatin and I share a frustration.  Some of the things he wants to do, the government won’t let him.  Call it failing to refrain from thinking about doing something.
For example:
He can’t process his own meat.
He can’t charge for tours of his farm.
He can’t engage in collaboration with his neighbors.
He can’t hire the local kids [...]

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