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How might this be implemented without ceasing am even more powerful government along the way? The changes sounds reasonable enough but it sounds like it's take
by flagrant_taco 3y ago
How might this be implemented without ceasing am even more powerful government along the way?
The changes sounds reasonable enough but it sounds like it's take the government to force new farming methods on us, break up corporations, and force people to leave their current jobs and lives to work land elsewhere.
- zmgsabst 3y agoVote with your wallet. I buy from small family farms who use better methods — and you can too. I also didn’t say anything about “break up corporations” nor “force people to leave their current jobs”; I only said that it’s fine if we make a pivot that’s more labor intensive… we can use people rather than robots. Vote with your wallet for farms that use permaculture or similar; the market will naturally shift in response to the changed incentives and capable people will fill the void, through the personal pursuit of profits. We could also, eg, preference small farms or permaculture in existing government subsidy programs.
- flagrant_taco 3y agoAlready on that path too, we buy most of our food from local farms as well. I may very well have misunderstood your original message. I interested how change like breaking up the corporate oligarchies or shifting people from service jobs to farming could be made without massive government intervention. The way I see it, our whole system is based on an economy that just doesn't line up at all with a farming-first type of approach. Major industries wouldn't be able to make that shift, modern conveniences would likely fall away, and the federal debt we keep piling higher and higher could never be paid. Thst said, I have my own preconceived notions here and am genuinely curious what alternatives I've missed.