On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:49:50 GMT, "Michelle Fulton"
wrote:


"Jim Webster" wrote in message
...

As in Europe many industries are subsidised, either directly, or by
being given tax breaks, the idea that agriculture should some how stand
alone is interesting to say the least.

what a maroon

It's especially interesting to me because it seems the only industry that we
can't live without, literally.

It should be the exception, rather than the rule, that a society needs
to subsidize the production of basic necessities for survival.