EU farming policies coming to USA.

 GOVERNMENTS LUST AFTER CONTROL OF FOOD

TOTAL CONTROL OF THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE IS THEIR GOAL

Most of the European community is plagued by farmer protests and possibly a boycott of farming in general. This is all a reaction to outlandish rules regulating farmers that make it near impossible to engage in profitable business. Much of it is supposedly based on environmental rules that are supposed to save the planet. It is much more for the desire to control all the necessities of life. 

In the U.S. we see more regulations about the keeping of chickens for personal use and the plan to force all those who have chickens to register the fact with the government. We can only assume that the regulations will lead to rules that will make keeping chickens impractical. While we can assume corporate growers will welcome the loss of competition and likely support all such legislation, in the end it is all a part of the increasing lust for control by all governments in the western world, even if it contributes to their own demise. The cost of food and energy in the European community has skyrocketed with no end in sight, I expect they will soon find the need for more regulation in response to food shortages.

Most of the western world has been able to take control of most manufacturing through regulation. The other effect is the loss of the ability to manufacture in most western countries.The government in effect designs most products, like automobiles, through regulations that add cost, complexity and hopefully in their opinion, the end of private transportation as we know it.  The forced move through subsidies and regulation to electric vehicles is a good example and is creating a crisis in the auto sector that may soon require a government bailout and we can assume more control.

For some time food and energy have been the last two sectors not completely controlled by the government. We have seen the government policies raise the cost of energy and we are seeing the same with food. An increasing attack on the production of food through regulation is ongoing. Big farmers who are often willing to submit in exchange for government favors and who can provide big donations can easily be controlled by government, small independent farmers and growers not so easy. Big government always favor big corporation rather unruly independent individuals.

In my area a large number continue to subsidize and back up their heating with wood. We have seen the attempt to force design changes to wood burners that have raised the cost of the most basic device to very high prices. Does anyone doubt that just the burning of wood will soon be in the sights of big government? Can you imagine the outrage that such burning facilitates heat without tax or control. 

While all these increased regulations will lead to shortages, higher prices and most likely more chaos and crisis, I am sure we will be bewildered by the convoluted remedies that these out of touch governments will offer as a solution.