Torsten Brinch wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:48:40 +0000, Tim Lamb
wrote Fair in the schoolground sense of a group faced with dividing
up a bag
of goodies. Any attempt to give less to a *fat* child will be
resisted.

The present arrangement is that the fatter the child the more he gets,
a school-child would most certainly consider that to be unfair.

except that the larger farm supports more people. Also what is a large
farm? A large pig unit can cover a small acreage, a very major dairy
unit less land than a middle sized arable outfit.

Constructive discussion is one thing, but play ground comparisons soon
break down into nonsense.

One thing considered in the mid term review was to set up labour bands
so the more labour you had, the more money you got, so a small family
outfit which included granny, two maiden aunts and three school aged
children would be supported heavily. A sensible commercial operation
actually producing food wouldn't get anything at all.
Yet in the former case they would be drawing state pensions, child
allowance etc as well.


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