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RE: The High Suicide Rate of Farmers in the US

in #psychology7 years ago

Growing up in southern Wisconsin , ive been around farming my whole life, and have worked at more than a few. Farming and farmers are being abused by seed producers, salesmen, and the government is nothing new. However one of the newest downfalls has been loss of family values and family integrity. The modern cut throat society that our youth has adapted to goes against everything that keeps farms running. Kids are inheriting farms and trying to run them like an online store. Farms run on strong relationships with freinds and local community. You cant just get a computerized operation, fire everyone, and expect your community to support your buisness. When people have put in 100 years of hard work and built trust in the people around them, the last thing they want is some kid noone knows with a severe attitude problem taking over and ruining families livelihoods. Its not going to get any easier until people quit trying to squeeze every drop of cash out things and then sell off the rest and move.

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Indeed, I greed and desire for money above other considerations will corrupt those other considerations. Thanks for the feedback.