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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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Melissa Bardwell, Washington
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Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
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Metric Clay, Mississippi
The poor need to be taken care of by having fair trade.
The poor need to be taken care of by having fair trade.
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12:15 pm PST, Mar 4,
Stephanie Higgins, California
if bush doesn't know already...
if bush doesn't know already...
# 17,297:
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Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
BECAUSE FARMING S A HARD LIFE AND THEY DESERVE BETTER.
BECAUSE FARMING S A HARD LIFE AND THEY DESERVE BETTER.
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Jessica-Dawn Drouin, Canada
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Wesley Vincent, New Mexico
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Robin Davis, Pennsylvania
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Jon Marshall Jr, Alabama
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Casey Marshall III, Alabama
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LISA NORTHRUP, Florida
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Joseph Klawiter, Virginia
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Jennifer Megeney, Canada
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Jennifer Polston, California
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Greg Alan, Alabama
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Misty Hodges, West Virginia
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PAULA CASTLES, California
we do not get a fair price for our goods.
we do not get a fair price for our goods.
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Jon C Marshall Sr, Kentucky
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Jere Wilkerson, California
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Wendy Honigman, Florida
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Cheryl Morris, California
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Vicki Cleveland, Michigan
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Richard Artley, Idaho
Bush, end your insane preoccupation with trying to make already rich corporations even richer. You obviously never learned that there is such a thing as an average American family trying to get by on $25,000/year.
Bush, end your insane preoccupation with trying to make already rich corporations even richer. You obviously never learned that there is such a thing as an average American family trying to get by on $25,000/year.
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Clara Burton, Michigan
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Greta Guarton, New York
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JODY L. GRIFFIN, Kentucky
FARMERS ARE THE BACK BONE OF THIS COUNTRY AND MUST BE TREATED FAIRLY. SUPPORT FAIR TRADE FOR FARMERS.
FARMERS ARE THE BACK BONE OF THIS COUNTRY AND MUST BE TREATED FAIRLY. SUPPORT FAIR TRADE FOR FARMERS.
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Sachin Mahajan, Illinois
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