Friday, July 10, 2015

The Rich Are Buying Up Farmland

Earlier I wrote about how the rich are buying up our water:

http://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-rich-are-buying-up-our-water.html


Now they also are buying up our farmland:


http://www.afr.com/business/agriculture/billionaires-beef-up-in-bush-20150710-gi8qlk


While the latter article mainly discusses land purchases in Australia, a similar phenomenon is inevitable in the US. As the human population grows and resources shrink, food will go to the highest bidder.


And with over 90 million (and growing) Americans out of work, We The People will not be among the highest bidders.

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