EEC farm subsidies?

[FonterraFarmer]

Careful! Don’t forget your 1%!!!!

Well they could probably shove it where the sun don't shine 1% ffs

 

[Top Tip.]

I think you will find that the main reason for agriculture being subsidised in Europe is food security,after being through 2 world wars where starvation was a very real threat and on mainland Europe having various revolutions which were mainly caused by hunger the politicians realised that a steady and constant food supply was a lot cheaper than the alternative.

 

[hendrebc]

I dare someone to tag in the scottish one....

 

[Agrivator]

Agriculture in NZ is expected to stand on it's own merit just like any other business, so no need for agricultural welfare.

No. The whole world knows that NZ dropped farming subsidies because it was bust and the tax payer simply couldn't afford it.

 

[glasshouse]

No. The whole world knows that NZ dropped farming subsidies because it was bust and the tax payer simply couldn't afford it.

True, but other countries seem unconcerned at being bust

 

[two-cylinder]

Agriculture in NZ is expected to stand on it's own merit just like any other business, so no need for agricultural welfare.

That maybe so in your country, but you don't have a block of subsidised nations on your door step with road access to compete with.
NZ and the UK are not comparable.

 

[stewart]

No. The whole world knows that NZ dropped farming subsidies because it was bust and the tax payer simply couldn't afford it.

And haven't they bounced back since. Rock star economy.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

No. The whole world knows that NZ dropped farming subsidies because it was bust and the tax payer simply couldn't afford it.

Go back to "1984" and remember the cutbacks in government departments, the setting up of SOE and expecting them to run at a profit and pay a dividend back to the government and on top of that stop funding for apprenticeships for tradies.
Think if you apply your criteria that subsidies should be cut because the tax payers can't afford it, then there would be no subsidies in the UK or EU!!!

 

[FonterraFarmer]

And haven't they bounced back since. Rock star economy.

More Barnsie , Cold Chisel please!

 

[FonterraFarmer]

That maybe so in your country, but you don't have a block of subsidised nations on your door step with road access to compete with.
NZ and the UK are not comparable.

Even if we did have a road, it would still be 2500km to the nearest country, can't see that as an advantage!