Marlon wrote:
"What Soter says about prices of produce is correct. But is it not the
unchecked powers of the government that is responsible for this? It works both
ways - sometimes in favor of the farmers and sometimes in favor of the
consumers. When the government imposes price controls or ban
Marlon wrote:
"Soter, it is not economic prosperity that is leading to the surge in diabetes
and cardio-vascular issues, but rather ignorance about diet and health. Yet
another misdiagnosis by Soter, who seems to be advocating a return to an age of
poverty and ignorance instead of affluence and
What Soter says about prices of produce is correct. But is it not the unchecked
powers of the government that is responsible for this? It works both ways -
sometimes in favor of the farmers and sometimes in favor of the consumers.
When
the government imposes price controls or bans exports, the
Marshal, just because Indian society frowns upon mental illness and keeps it
behind the closet and just because the medical institutions do not have the
resources to properly diagnose mental illness, does not mean that there is less
of it there!
Soter, it is not economic prosperity that is lead
Marshal wrote:
Incidentally, the USA and Canada among the most affluent countries in the
world have the highest number of psychiatric cases.
Comment:
Marshall, we do not need to support our case on the number of psychiatric
cases in USA and Canada. All we need to do is measure the Goan prosperit
Marshall Mendonza wrote:
> Incidentally, the USA and Canada among the most affluent countries
> in the world have the highest number of psychiatric cases.
Marshall,
I this part of the belief system or do you have the evidence to
support your statement?
Mervyn1409Lobo
soter wrote:
> I think you are just passing your time now. Now you embark upon comparing a
> youth in Canada with that in Goa. Is that a fair parallel you are trying to
>draw?
Yes, the youth in Goa wants to sell his services to the highest bidder and today
is not restricted to the highest bidd
Mervyn wrote:
"Here in Canada, a teenager, working at his first job, can earn 1 lakh rupees
PER MONTH. That kind of income would still leave him at poverty levels.
Any farmer with an ANNUAL income of 1 lakh rupees can only be living
a life of sustenance. For economic progress, one needs savings."
soter wrote:
I know a woman from Pondataluka who just makes a living by growing 'Zaieo'
flowers and vegetables and has an annual income of around 1 lakh. She has
educated 3 children who have also graduated but continue to help her.
I know a farmer in Mapusa whose 2 sons have graduated and conti
Mervyn wrote:
"Now let me try and make my point as clear as I can. Hunting, gathering and
farming are occupations for those with little or no education. Those who
have
to make their living from these activities, are in economic hardships. Those
who have moved away from these activities have a be
soter wrote:
If it is cheap labour that was the problem then the machines have now been put
into operation in several areas. This should fix the problem if it is so simple.
Mervyn acknowledges that farm work is back breaking but no sooner the onions
and potato prices increase, we have the 'town
Mervyn wrote:
"As a former farm labourer, I can assure all here that farm work is back
breaking
and the sure path to poverty. Real economic progress comes from
industrialisation.
Green/golden rice fields should remain only in the realms of nostalgics
and dreamers."
comment:
This is typical 'town
pinheiro wrote:
Why United States the so-called free market economy powerhouse/the world
superpower gives subsidies to its farmers? Are these subsidies found/grown in
US farms too?
http://farm.ewg.org/region.php?fips=0
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Pinheiro,
No matter how you (or Soter) attempt to slice and dice it - the fact remains
that the obsolete labor intensive methods of agriculture cannot survive without
low cost labor. If in case you missed it, I vaguely mentioned it on the subject
header. Unless you wish to invent a backwards ti
COMMENT :
Soter has forgotten one main reason that started the downfall of our rice
cultivation. Both the Acts, Mundkar Act and the Agricultural tenancy Act were
vote oriented Acts by Bandodkar. It was put into the heads of the populace that
they were bonded labourers like in the counterpart
Elvino wrote:
"It is not the exact truth why agriculture is a dying industry in Goa that
it
is because of the lack of
manpower. People have stopped cultivating lands because it is not feasible
due to high cost of Labour in Goa now. The migrant if welcomed by Marlon
they are still excessively av
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