I sometimes wonder...

[cakadu]

Cowman - the subsidy doesn't come from the government - it comes from you the consumer.

We may have been better off in the long run to have concerned ourselves with selling the best product domestically and forgetting about the global marketplace until the demand at home was met and fair prices were being paid.

Maybe the guy down the road milking 40 cows shouldn't be there. The only reason he can stay in business is because his costs are being met. There are a lot of inefficiencies in that system because costs of production are beig looked after. From what I can gather, the plan is to "weed out" those that aren't efficient, which means that the biggest dairies only will remain in business.

I wouldn't doubt that at some stage, supply management becomes a token on the global trading block.

When you think of the nutritive value of milk compared to pop, then yes, we should be paying far more for it. Having said that though, the lower income families who often are single moms, have a challenge in being able to afford things like milk. Sadly, there are plenty of those around - many of them in this province.

[Horse]

It sounds like cakadu and poorboy wont be happy unless they are marters or something . Whats wrong with getting paid for your work and mabey something for your investment and management skills . for slave labor we already have it , how many farms would not be there if it wasnt for unpaid child labor , Sure we are building character and all that stuff more lies to cover up the facts. If the consumer can afford things like insurance and autos , repairs ,gas ,heating why cant they afford to eat.
They dont have time to cook a meal but they can pay more for packaging than the food in it costs so they have more time to work to buy the toys.
If we could go to this so called global market place to get our imputs at saY MEXICAN RATES OR TIWAN RATES THEN WE COULD SELL AT THESE PRICES.