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The drought disabling farmers
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Posted by WAYFARER, Friday, 27 October 2006 10:14:01 AM
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You are right and this should have been looked at long ago but due to the incompetence of both political partys just wasnt important enough, hello this is about australia and its people.
But this is the way the governments act just before an up and coming election which is discraceful. When the australian people are in need then they should act. The government cannot make it rain but these farmers are an integral part to australia. People need to remember this when they tuck into dinner. Without them our food will have to be imported and what quality will we be eating, also if they are not looked after which i suppose better late than never for the future. With this do we see city folk out farming, i dought many would even know. I was brought up in the country and i understand what they are going through. Australian peoples Party email:swulrich@bigpond.net.au Posted by tapp, Friday, 27 October 2006 11:43:56 AM
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I agree with you about the timing of any kind of input from the Government. Attention given to the plight of farmers tends to be concentrated around the lead up to the election and the rest of their year very little.
A lot of farmers are selling off their sheep/cattle and selling up having given up on the battle to remain viable, I dont think now they legist stock due to the widespread lack of feed. http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1746114.htm It is a severe and sustained drought and this situation will test the faith of all but the toughest farming families. Posted by WAYFARER, Friday, 27 October 2006 2:27:23 PM
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Also like to add that when farmers struggle ,whole communities suffer.
Out here we are surrounded by wheat and sheep farmers, some canola and rye.The towns in these areas are directly effected by the gains and losses experienced by farmers. Folk in these communities are very concerned for the farmers in the district as they know the livliehood of the town for the most part depend on farming being successful and rain is a constant topic of conversation. So it gets to the point we get sick of the constant rainfall observations, its like change the subject already, but it just brings it home the awareness by local people that they know their fortunes rise and fall on the prosperity of their local farmer. Posted by WAYFARER, Friday, 27 October 2006 2:37:42 PM
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I meant to paste this link to the above post.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/NSW-wont-top-up-drought-package/2006/10/17/1160850924691.html http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/drought-to-hit-farmers-for-6bn/2006/10/27/1161749286858.html Posted by WAYFARER, Friday, 27 October 2006 2:48:40 PM
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I recall visiting relatives in a countrt house (800ks from Sydney). The women inside, were discussing how utterly terrible it was married young women, after having three children, should still receive Government assistance. Should these people have learn their lesson? Unamously they said, "we should cut them off"!
Next, I when outside to backyard,the [argarian socialist] farker husband were in a large huddle, drinking gog and eating steak, swapping stories about to receive grants from the Government. Two things struck me: a) Farmers are right wing, except when it comes to agranism socialism, which helps them, b) They were/are hypocrites. Moreover, the larger holdings farmers drove late modelled cars and many travelled internationally once a year. Others had a house and job in the town, plus small holding in the environs. That way, they could be claim to be primary producers, and offset salaries incomes to the ATO. I am not unsympathetic to paying tax money to country people to are hit by a freak 100 year drought or flood. But why pay these people when the flood and drought comes every 10-20 years? Especially, when they don't invest or diversfy in the good times. Five droughts in a lifetime on farms in arid arid areas. Why should dwellers and evan green pastural rural dwellers pay the unsound planning of others? If my Milkbar or Video store store fails in the Simpson Dessert, who will bail me out? No-one. Why? Because, it is the wrong place to situate the business. No-one should. Rural workers make-up 5% of the Oz population, but produce only 3.5% of national GDP. They cost the rest of us billions of dollars. Even the rich ones (millionaires) once had their hands in the cookie jar, when Fraser was PM. ... Continued Posted by Oliver, Sunday, 29 October 2006 5:21:17 PM
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Can they recover from this sustained and unforgiving onslaught?
Does the Government handouts to 'help' farmers come anywhere near what is required for drought survival?
Are Governments serious about helping drought stricken farmers to overcome the massive devastation to theyre farms and their livliehood?