"Torsten Brinch"

--wrote in message ...
On Thu, 19 Dec 2002 18:28:40 +0000 (GMT),
One can't argue against all subsidy, it is inherent that each and
every specific case of subsidy might arguably have demonstrable
benefits to society. It is important to realise, however, that
it is no longer considered beneficial to society to subsidise farm
production.


I am against subidiese, they make it nxt to impossible to work in a sensible
manner, producers being controlled by
subsidiese and rules rather than inherent logic.

However farming does seem to be bogged down in a world of direct subsidiese
and hidden buggerations
(tax allowances fuel anomolies etc) outside the control of any one nation.

And as Stubbsy in his usual manner has pointed out in a current post, people
are not educated to appretiate
fresh food which would give a premium to locally produced product.