The Tragedy Of The American Farmer, Revealed In A Craiglist "For Sale" Post

Anyway, as the alcohol-induced corn boom (ethanol) violently turned to bust, un-pleasant realities of that mystical numberland called "Finance" started to appear. Turns out that the banker actually wants his money back WITH interest! I couldn't believe it.......... I had gotten so used to the government's farm welfare programs when corn was $2 that I almost forgot how markets and financing was supposed to work!

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-02/tragedy-americas-farmer-revealed-craiglist-sale-post

The Prejudice Against Country People

http://www.progressive.org/node/1596

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2001/jun/21/genes-in-the-food/

WIC and the Dairy Lobby

The lobbying is coming from the National Potato Council, which wants—no surprise—white potatoes to be included the list of foods approved for purchase with WIC benefits (the “WIC Package”).

http://www.foodpolitics.com/2014/01/the-fight-over-white-potatoes-in-wic/

http://www.foodmanufacturing.com/news/2014/12/potato-industrys-lobbying-pays-congress-adds-vegetable-wic-menu

USDA's report on WIC this week estimates that the program leads to about $4.6 billion in annual food spending. Of this, perhaps 26% is "additional" spending that would not have occurred in the absence of the program.

http://usfoodpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/03/farm-spending-attributable-to-wic.html

Slicing Into Food Industry’s $40 Million Lobbying Efforts 

Food Subsidies

 

 

how the other half dies

http://www.tni.org/sites/www.tni.org/archives/books/howtheotherhalfdies.pdf

Politics on a Human Scale: Historiography

http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2013/10/politics-on-a-human-scale-historiography/

FINANCIAL STABILITY A CASE FOR COMPLEMENTARY CURRENCIES

http://www.margritkennedy.de/media/financialstabilityfinalmk_46.pdf

Helmut Creutz The Money Syndrome

https://realcurrencies.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/monsyndrome_ch-7-18-21-22-1.pdf