Re: Was there an agrarian reform in the US?
Zerge wrote:
Les Cargill wrote:
Zerge wrote:
I know little about the transformation of the US rural population
into
urban population, other than the "Grapes of Wrath". Could anyone
give
me any pointers where to start investigating?
Thanks
"Grapes" is a propaganda piece. The settlement of
Oklahoma for rural purposes was over before it
started.
Agrarian "reform" has
been a mixture of subsidies to keep supply artificially
abundant and agressive automation/mechanization. Result?
Food is as cheap as ever, by any reasonable metric,
but rural life has become a lifestyle choice, not
a business choice. People do it, but even low
wage manufacturing makes more economic sense. Family
farms tend to run up a lot of debt.
The finance baseline for agriculture means it's a
big business now.
--
Les Cargill
So there where no land granted to farmers like in the case of Mexico?
No, a farmer would have to claim the land by settlement. This
presumes there's no previous clear title to that land - and
even then "squatting" could cause transfer of title.
And I think this law expired - 1994?
--
Les Cargill
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