> an outdated relic kept alive by the electoral college.
And yet, farmers are a vocal and critical political bloc in every other EU country, too.
Farming is just important. Not as much because it employs a large portion of the population, but because it keeps a large portion of the population alive. It is the original industry that's "too big to fail" - if you let it, you get famine.
And yet, farmers are a vocal and critical political bloc in every other EU country, too.
Farming is just important. Not as much because it employs a large portion of the population, but because it keeps a large portion of the population alive. It is the original industry that's "too big to fail" - if you let it, you get famine.