Oberg leading the CWB over a cliff.

[mbratrud]

Agstar, just as i thought you cannot
answer my question.

Farmers are the most reiliant bussiness
persons on the planet, and will adapt
and be better for it.

[Jfreedom]

I'm not sure if things will be better Wmoebis but
at least when Theres a problem or dispute we
can share the costs with the railroad and grain
cos shareholders instead of being the only one
paying . It may help settle the disputes alot
quicker if farmers don't get stuck with the whole
cost. In a recurring dream a large grain company
will take CN and CP out behind the legal
woodshed and teach them a lesson in reality us
farmers will still get screwed. Oh well still good to
dream .

[mbratrud]

should read resilliant business people.

[wd9]

But Parsely, isn't that why you elect a board?

[Braveheart]

Better an "Americanized" system than a Soviet style system (like since 1943).

[TOM4CWB]

Agstar77,

The CWB has LESS market power than Viterra... with even with the power of the 'single buying desk'. As the CWB plays footsie with the big 'C'. You folks are funny!!!

This CWB can no more global control of where wheat or barley grain prices move than it can stop the moon from moving around the earth.

Like the CWB can control the weather and economic markets... let alone political decisions in any country!!!

[Wheatking]

Tom "Growers need to be responsible for their OWN marketing decisions... "

Truer words cannot be spoken.

Although we can make some forms of marketing decisions within the board, we are still at their mercy with regards to wheat and barley. Give back marketing choice to farmers and entrepreneurs and we will control our own destiny, not some govt bureaucrat in Winnipeg.

[parsley]

The appointed directors work in the government's best interest. The CEO works to meet payroll and staffing probs and meet goals and deadlines. The elected directors supposedly work on behalf of farmers.

And thus they should report directly to farmers. And speak to them. And account to them.

The CWB has a hybrid makeup. Not the same as a private corp.Please note there is a difference. Pars

[chuckChuck]

Most of the arguments blaming the CWB for its own demise are so stupid they are hardly worth commenting on.

The grain trade will go on without the CWB. Thanks to the Cons, they will hand it over to big multinational players who will continue to consolidate and diminish market option wherever possible, so that they can maximize returns at every opportunity.

The sooner we have super large centrally controlled corporate farms the better. They are alot more efficient and can make better market deals. That way our sons and daughters will have good jobs with dental and pension programs.

In a total free and globalized market which many of you good folks support, there would be no government restrictions on the movment of goods, capital, or people.

In a free market of goods and people we can bring in Mexican workers to operate the equipment for a lot less.

Perhaps we should remove all the restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland. The Saudis and the Chinese would love to own most of the Prairies. And they would do a fine job of farming.

Let us give it all away to highest bidder because greed is good and that is the way the world works! Right!

Don't worry about your neighbor. There are lots of jobs in the oil patch unfilled.

Your kids will find good jobs. They may need to get a Phd to compete with the kids from India and China but they will find a way. Tim Hortons is always looking for able hands.

Let the market decide everything. There is no other way. Greed is good. The more I have for myself, the happier I will be.

[Fransisco]

A great example of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma"]the false dilemma. [/URL]