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This Holiday Season - Make Trade Fair for Farmers!
Target: President George W. BushSponsored by: Oxfam America
Family farmers around the world are suffering. But we can solve this problem by changing unfair trade policies. Our tax dollars supposedly support family farmers. But, in fact, they're predominantly benefiting a small number of wealthy, industrial-sized farms.
What's more, large government payouts lead to overproduction. Crops are dumped onto the world market and sold for less than the cost of production. That drives prices down, often making it impossible for family farmers in developing countries to make a living and feed their families.
This holiday season, join the tens of thousands of people around the US who are participating in Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest and take a moment to email President Bush. Call on him to do his part to help end hunger by reforming US farm policy.
What's more, large government payouts lead to overproduction. Crops are dumped onto the world market and sold for less than the cost of production. That drives prices down, often making it impossible for family farmers in developing countries to make a living and feed their families.
This holiday season, join the tens of thousands of people around the US who are participating in Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest and take a moment to email President Bush. Call on him to do his part to help end hunger by reforming US farm policy.
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We signed the “This Holiday Season - Make Trade Fair for Farmers!” petition!
# 100:
2:26 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, New York
# 99:
2:25 am PST, Nov 24,
Ali Boraby, Ohio
# 98:
2:24 am PST, Nov 24,
Kathy Stranz, New York
# 97:
2:21 am PST, Nov 24,
Molly Mccarty, Wisconsin
# 96:
2:21 am PST, Nov 24,
Jennifer Vaughan, Colorado
# 95:
2:19 am PST, Nov 24,
Don Murphy, Illinois
# 94:
2:16 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 93:
2:15 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 92:
2:14 am PST, Nov 24,
Shayna Gardiner, California
# 91:
2:12 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Alaska
i come from a family farm where we can't support ourselves because of big agri-business. you aren't just hurting people in developing nations, you are hurting people in your own country
i come from a family farm where we can't support ourselves because of big agri-business. you aren't just hurting people in developing nations, you are hurting people in your own country
# 90:
2:05 am PST, Nov 24,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 89:
2:04 am PST, Nov 24,
Russell Henry, Louisiana
# 88:
2:03 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Hawaii
# 87:
2:03 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Florida
Working small FAMILY farmers do NOT destroy the land and keep America fed !!!
Working small FAMILY farmers do NOT destroy the land and keep America fed !!!
# 86:
2:01 am PST, Nov 24,
Bobbi Curtis, Nevada
I've been aware of the subsidies that our government pays to landowners to not plant certain crops. Many of these are paid to people who never farm their land at all and own it meerly for the subsidies and the tax write offs. These should be investigated and halted. Those who need the money to continue actively farming deserve the funding. Please allow our small farmers the ability to continue be productive.
I've been aware of the subsidies that our government pays to landowners to not plant certain crops. Many of these are paid to people who never farm their land at all and own it meerly for the subsidies and the tax write offs. These should be investigated and halted. Those who need the money to continue actively farming deserve the funding. Please allow our small farmers the ability to continue be productive.
# 85:
1:59 am PST, Nov 24,
Barry Johnson, Maryland
# 84:
1:55 am PST, Nov 24,
Cheryl Mendenhall, Washington
Please - It's about time!!
Please - It's about time!!
# 83:
1:55 am PST, Nov 24,
Sraddha Durand, Washington
# 82:
1:54 am PST, Nov 24,
Darlene Meling, New York
Mr President, It is very important to make fair trade for farmers. Let's start helping our Country!!!!!
Mr President, It is very important to make fair trade for farmers. Let's start helping our Country!!!!!
# 81:
1:50 am PST, Nov 24,
Rondinna Beermunder, New York
# 80:
1:48 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, New York
# 79:
1:48 am PST, Nov 24,
Colleen Duarte, California
# 78:
1:48 am PST, Nov 24,
Orion Waters, California
it is the right thing to do. We are all one family!
it is the right thing to do. We are all one family!
# 77:
1:47 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Illinois
Fair Trade means just that FAIR TRADE!
Fair Trade means just that FAIR TRADE!
# 76:
1:39 am PST, Nov 24,
Paul Daniello, New Hampshire
# 75:
1:38 am PST, Nov 24,
Candace Jennings, Pennsylvania
# 74:
1:38 am PST, Nov 24,
Janet Gray, New Hampshire
# 73:
1:37 am PST, Nov 24,
Jim Tatum, Connecticut
Corporate farmers need no additional support.
Corporate farmers need no additional support.
# 72:
1:37 am PST, Nov 24,
Kristina Hallett, New York
# 71:
1:35 am PST, Nov 24,
Brian Miller, Pennsylvania
# 70:
1:34 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 69:
1:34 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Nevada
Make it fair for everyone. Especially small farmers.
Make it fair for everyone. Especially small farmers.
# 68:
1:34 am PST, Nov 24,
Edita Kubu, Mississippi
# 67:
1:31 am PST, Nov 24,
Andra Jernigan, Illinois
I live in farm country and every year I see more of my friends and neighbors having to make major cut backs, and even sell their land in some cases due to the competiton from the local corporate farms. It's just not right.
I live in farm country and every year I see more of my friends and neighbors having to make major cut backs, and even sell their land in some cases due to the competiton from the local corporate farms. It's just not right.
# 66:
1:31 am PST, Nov 24,
Adam Cotton, North Carolina
# 65:
1:29 am PST, Nov 24,
Gary Casey, Tennessee
An American tradition has been family farmers that cared for land and produced food that fed America and others. Huge corperations would like to fill that job now. If they do the land and all will suffer because farming needs to be a personal thing. We all know that, it's just common sense.
An American tradition has been family farmers that cared for land and produced food that fed America and others. Huge corperations would like to fill that job now. If they do the land and all will suffer because farming needs to be a personal thing. We all know that, it's just common sense.
# 64:
1:25 am PST, Nov 24,
Julie Mikalson, Oregon
# 63:
1:24 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, California
# 62:
1:23 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Ohio
Family farmers need to be able to make a living. Please revisit the trade issue. American families are counting on your help.
Family farmers need to be able to make a living. Please revisit the trade issue. American families are counting on your help.
# 61:
1:22 am PST, Nov 24,
Karthik Raman, Ohio
# 60:
1:22 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Slovakia
# 59:
1:21 am PST, Nov 24,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 58:
1:21 am PST, Nov 24,
Jarvis Garcia, Idaho
Without farmers to feed your piehole, we have nothing. I live among farmers in a rural community and what Bush preaches doesn't filter down here.
Without farmers to feed your piehole, we have nothing. I live among farmers in a rural community and what Bush preaches doesn't filter down here.
# 57:
1:21 am PST, Nov 24,
Denise Savage, Maryland
# 56:
1:19 am PST, Nov 24,
Harvey Fitting, Pennsylvania
# 55:
1:12 am PST, Nov 24,
Flow Flower, Oregon
# 54:
1:09 am PST, Nov 24,
Carla Hale, West Virginia
# 53:
1:07 am PST, Nov 24,
Barbara Elias, Iowa
# 52:
1:03 am PST, Nov 24,
Donna Noto-diaz, Washington
# 51:
1:00 am PST, Nov 24,
Michael Seifert, California