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Re: something approaching a religion



dlj@inforamp.net (David Lloyd-Jones) wrote:
>
> On Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:38:37 -0800, Dale Wagner
> <dwagner@mail.coos.or.us> wrote:
> 
> >The largest % of the basic producers-farmers, foresters, fishermen, and 
> >miners- have lost their buying power.  For example, in 65, a top of the 
> >line pickup cost 2000 bu. of wheat, 300 lambs, or 30 wk labor.  today
> >it is 4000 bu. of wheat, 2 yr labor.
>  
> The decrease in the price of wheat and lambs is the obverse of the
> ongoing and wonderful conquest of hunger.  A top of the line pickup
> truck today last much longer, gets twice or more miles to the gallon,
> pollutes much less, and kills far fewer people per million miles
> driven than did the one made in 1965.

What a load of bullshit.  Speaking a a truck owner of many years,
my 1964 Ford Pickem-up got 15 miles to a gallion, lasted for 450,000
miles, and didn;t kill a person.

So I beg to my fellow farmers and truck owners, don't let this
kind of pollyanna disinformation be spread



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