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Originally Posted by The One and Only...
Oh yes it is. Tariffs, my boy, tariffs. We ban the Brazilian farmer from competing in our markets, which means that has a lower income. Even if you are referring to the movement of corporations to Brazil, the farmer would probably make a higher wage working for the company. Empirical research + theoretical analysis indicates this.
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1) His income will increase just about as fast as the cost of living does.
2) Who says the small farmers are in it for money? Maybe they'd rather subsist on their own little farms than punch a clock, do someone else's work, and bring home a paycheck.