Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The fundamental fact is that we no longer need many farmers. Here's a rough estimate of the growth in farm productivity over the past 70 years. The average farmer produces 24x times as much as in 1948 3/ https://t.co/gixjDvaQjc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 21, 2019 Hibernated

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But I do want to emphasize the limits to most proposed solutions. Yes, we can stop favoring agribusiness over family farms, improve rural infrastructure (broadband! yes!), ensure that health care is accessible, and much more. But ... 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 21, 2019 Hibernated

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Now, US population has doubled since then, we eat more meat and other foods that require more agricultural production, and we export a lot. But food tends to take a declining share of income as income rises, and we just can't find work for many farmers these days 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 21, 2019 Hibernated