Re: CLASS in Europe and America

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:46:24 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:12:12 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> Capitalism - You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull.
> 
> Bulls are only good for one thing. And they’re a lot of trouble to have
> around when they’re not fulfilling that one function.

A friend was a dairy farmer, or I should say he worked a day job at an 
electronics plant to keep the dairy farm afloat. He was working in the 
barn when the bull hooked him. That was the last straw so he got his rifle 
and shot the bull. Then he realized he couldn't get the tractor into that 
part of the barn to drag the carcass out. it was a bad day.

https://farms.extension.wisc.edu/articles/a-history-of-dairy-in-the-farm-
bill-and-what-it-means-for-the-current-legislation/

"The 1970s and 80s saw several pieces of dairy-specific legislation, 
including the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983. The Dairy Price 
Support Program aimed to keep dairy prices stable by purchasing surplus 
butter, cheese, and nonfat dry milk at specified prices. Given surplus 
production and low prices, the 1985 Farm Bill included the Dairy 
Termination Program, which paid farmers to slaughter dairy cattle and exit 
the industry for five years. The Milk Diversion Program also encouraged 
farmers to reduce milk production by providing them financial incentives."

That's how 'capitalism' works in the US. People who had been struggling to 
keep the family farm they had inherited going were very happy to take the 
off ramp, slaughter the cows, and subdivided the acreage for McMansions.