To whom...,
Comrade Proyect's post on cattle and bison will prove conclusively
that bison farming is far more viable than cattle farming. It costs less.
It's more sustainable. It's healthier and, well, dammit, it is just more
aesthetically pleasing.
I couldn't agree more. All these things are true. They are all
things I've argued other places. Environmentally they are important.
Economically they add up to a big "So what." Beef in America is a
comparatively small industry. If you don't believe me, look at the open
interest of the beef group on the Chicago Board of Trade web site and
compare it to myriad other industries. Use Cattlemens' Association
figures. I don't care. What you'll find is that the production of
commodity foodstuffs is a very small percentage of a capitalist economy
and a very large percentage of a traditional economy. In fact, that is
exactly the point I am trying to make. Traditional economies are
concerned about producing food while capitalist economies probably spend
more money on transistors than food. Traditional economies are not
viable.
peace
