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Farmers are pretty much slaves to large corporations now, they still have some clout but it is diminishing day by day. Large supermarket chains buy out the independent farmers after first unfairly dumping produce to depress the price to where the farmers go out of business. Then they put their own people in there, typically for a regular wage and without any power to set prices or to ensure that a farm is operated sustainably and responsibly.

A nationwide independent farmers strike on the basis of right-to-repair laws probably wouldn't get off the ground but if it did then effect might be less than what is needed to effect change and could very well play right into the hands of their opposition.

parent jacquesm 5 years ago

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