podfish
08-08-2016, 10:28 AM
from the Christian Science Monitor...
Rural America confronts a new class divide (https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/0730/Rural-America-confronts-a-new-class-divide)
Bridging the divide
Farms that once generated wealth for entire communities are now creating a new class of superfarms, which are concentrating wealth and income at the top.
For the most part, locals like the Milners don’t blame big farmers. After all, it’s hard to criticize those whose hard work has been bolstered by good fortune, even though they may have been born into a land-rich family. Instead, it’s Hillary Clinton or President Obama who are the main targets of bitter complaints.
Rural America confronts a new class divide (https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/0730/Rural-America-confronts-a-new-class-divide)
Bridging the divide
Farms that once generated wealth for entire communities are now creating a new class of superfarms, which are concentrating wealth and income at the top.
For the most part, locals like the Milners don’t blame big farmers. After all, it’s hard to criticize those whose hard work has been bolstered by good fortune, even though they may have been born into a land-rich family. Instead, it’s Hillary Clinton or President Obama who are the main targets of bitter complaints.