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  • cottonpicken
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2006
    • 6993

    Poll

    Should the province pay farmers who delivered grain to big sky?


    I vote yes.

    Why?Because the government owns the company.
  • mbratrud
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 1019

    #2
    I vote No.

    I am a strong believer of farmers needing to do their homework before they sell somewhere. You chose to give them credit to bad.

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    • agstar77
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2001
      • 6233

      #3
      When you deal with an organization that doesn't have bonding you are at risk, act appropriately, ask for payment on delivery.

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      • jensend
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2002
        • 1533

        #4
        no. govt. investment is irrelevant.

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        • Choice2U
          Senior Member
          • May 2008
          • 476

          #5
          This is why government should not be in business. What about all other suppliers? If farming is a business and other businesses supplied other products then they should be covered as well. Where do you draw the line? Prudence holds true with whomever you deal.

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          • cottonpicken
            Senior Member
            • Apr 2006
            • 6993

            #6
            Ya but-the government owns the company

            ??????????????????

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            • Burbert
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 2242

              #7
              I hate it when farmers get cheated. But and this is a big BUTT. This is the sort of thing that will become more and more common in an unregulated wide open free for all market. Farmers will end up, not even getting 1 penny per bushel fer their grain. Thank goodness that currently there are some checks and balances in place to stop the hucksters from stealing it all.
              I vote no, the government doesn't owe these greedy farmers, anything cause they didn't do their homework, before selling the pig food......

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              • SASKFARMER3
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2006
                • 14485

                #8
                I vote No because name one farmer in Saskatchewan that didn't read or hear about the problems with the Hog sector. It was simple even big sky couldn't meet ends. So its sad really sad because the company isn't worth what they say.

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                • jensend
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 1533

                  #9
                  the govt. does not own it. it invested in the co. in the past. in the end its investment was greater than the value of the co. but that happens every day esp. nowadays. we've been caught in seed processor bankruptcy and you take your lumps and learn to know who you're dealing with.

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                  • parsley
                    Senior Member
                    • Oct 2000
                    • 10986

                    #10
                    jensend,

                    The government, any government should not try to be a player in the marketplace. The market should be an entity they can certainly source goods from, such as gravel or computers,in order to do their job,but the market should be an entity they regulate.

                    The past government was not concerned about regulating Big Sky, they were more concerned with not looking like idiots that should never have invested in pigs in the first place. Literally.

                    There is no excuse or good reason for government ownership in private enterprise.

                    Pars

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