kallend 2,182 #1 December 29, 2012 GOP leaders wouldn't allow the farm bill renewal to come to a vote. One outcome - milk prices will likely double next year. (Senate passed their version of the bill).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #2 December 29, 2012 Farm subsidies are a pernicious form of corporate welfare. Better to let them all expire."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #3 December 29, 2012 Quote GOP leaders wouldn't allow the farm bill renewal to come to a vote. One outcome - milk prices will likely double next year. (Senate passed their version of the bill). So you support farm subsidies Good to know"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #4 December 29, 2012 QuoteFarm subsidies are a pernicious form of corporate welfare. Better to let them all expire. The milk issue isn't a subsidy, it's a minimum price support system. And if the bill expires, the "old rules" (from 1949) will apply. And that will cause prices to rise. Unless the SecAg intervenes, like the rules allow. It's not going to cause major problems, but it's a significant symptom of how stupid Congress (both houses, both parties) has become. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/if-congress-doesnt-avoid-dairy-cliff-milk-prices-could-double/2012/12/27/11908108-505f-11e2-8b49-64675006147f_story.html"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #5 December 29, 2012 Quote Quote GOP leaders wouldn't allow the farm bill renewal to come to a vote. One outcome - milk prices will likely double next year. (Senate passed their version of the bill). So you support farm subsidies Good to know It's not a subsidy, it's an un-needed, out of date price floor dating to the 1940s that will be triggered on Jan 1. There is no current subsidy, but there will be, courtesy of the GOP.And if you paid the slightest bit of attention you'd know that.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #6 December 29, 2012 Thanks to the GOP? Quote With Congress spending all its time trying to avert the fiscal cliff, a slew of other legislative matters are going unattended. One of them is the agriculture bill which, if not addressed, could lead to a doubling of the price of milk early next year. It works like this: In order to keep dairy farmers in businesses, the government agrees to buy milk and other products if the price gets too low. The current agriculture bill has a formula that means the government steps in if the price of milk were to drop by roughly half from its current national average of about $3.65 a gallon. Problem is, the current bill expired last summer, and Congress had been unable to agree on a new one. Several protections for farmers have already expired, and several more are set to do so over the next few months. One of them is the dairy subsidy, which expires January 1. "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loudtom 5 #7 December 29, 2012 Really John, The senate hasn't passed a budget in 4 years, who is not doing their job???? Who is in charge of the senate...oh wait the dem's....how bout head of the EPA using bogus emails to pawn stuff off without us knowing about it...how about 4 dead Americans in Libya and you don't care...except about milk...???? REALLY....Where are you at in your mind????? How about bitching about ethanol subsidies or whatever you want to call them...isn't ethanol a waste of energy?? Pretty sure it is... How about a debt that rivals anything in Europe?? Anything...no just milk...I have my mustache how bout you????? lttom #90 #54 #08 and now #5 with a Bronze :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #8 December 29, 2012 The dairy cliff is a good one. The dairy farmers will love this. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #9 December 29, 2012 QuoteReally John, The senate hasn't passed a budget in 4 years, who is not doing their job???? Who is in charge of the senate...oh wait the dem's....how bout head of the EPA using bogus emails to pawn stuff off without us knowing about it...how about 4 dead Americans in Libya and you don't care...except about milk...???? REALLY....Where are you at in your mind????? How about bitching about ethanol subsidies or whatever you want to call them...isn't ethanol a waste of energy?? Pretty sure it is... How about a debt that rivals anything in Europe?? Anything...no just milk...I have my mustache how bout you????? lt You could always try reading the Constitution.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #10 December 29, 2012 QuoteThanks to the GOP? Yep. The Senate passed its farm bill. Boehner refused to let the House bill come up for a vote. Last time I checked Boehner was definitely GOP.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #11 December 29, 2012 QuoteQuoteThanks to the GOP? Yep. The Senate passed its farm bill. Boehner refused to let the House bill come up for a vote. Last time I checked Boehner was definitely GOP. Why would milk prices go up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,182 #12 December 29, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteThanks to the GOP? Yep. The Senate passed its farm bill. Boehner refused to let the House bill come up for a vote. Last time I checked Boehner was definitely GOP. Why would milk prices go up? Google is your friend.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #13 December 29, 2012 So does this mean I have to stock up on Ben&Jerry's? If I'm not mistaken B&J's is American ice cream made by Americans from American milk. And if the price of American milk is going to double then logically the price of product mostly made from American milk is going to increase. So if normal sized pint is currently 6 eur(~8 usd) then next year its going to be 10 or 12 eur?Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brenthutch 444 #14 December 29, 2012 I don't know how to Google. Why don't you explain to me why milk will be more expensive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
