We live in an era now where money doesn't matter, the left is burning cities as some kind of gambit, and the money printer goes brrr. So bring me your big ideas that have cross-cultural appeal. I want ideas that we can beat Nancy Pelosi and Woke Capital with
I'll start:
THE NEW AMERICAN HOMESTEAD PROGRAM
My fellow Americans, the COVID-19 Crisis has exposed the critical weakness of our agricultural supply chains. Never again should Americans have to worry about accessing a steady supply of healthy and nutritious foods.
My friends, in time when vast numbers are unemployed, we know many of our people would love a chance to get involved directly in agriculture, and frankly we need more people involved. Our farmers are aging, and our farms are too concentrated.
Therefore, I am asking the Department of Agriculture to immediately implement the New American Homestead Program, an opportunity for thousands of Americans to get involved in farming directly.
Under this program, an eligible family will be able to access up to $1 million dollars in federal assistance to purchase a farm of not more than 200 acres. Half of the money can go to the land and buildings, 25% to capital goods and improvements, and 25% must be held for operating reserves. The farm must be organic, and be employed in diversified small hold agriculture. One of our greatest unsung heroes, Joel Salatin, has agreed to head up an advisory division to help these new farmers learn good ecologically sound husbandry of their lands and livestock.
The best part about this program is that the successful participant, at the end of 20 years, will have his loan forgiven. And a participant who finds the he is not up to the task can offer his farm to the next person in line, no questions asked. We will be funding 5000 New American Homesteads per year, for the minimal cost of $5 billion, a drop in the bucket of the Federal Budget. But by this revolutionary means, we aim to seed an entire generation of small family farms who can feed America with the healthy, local foods she once had.
We believe that this new generation of yeoman farmers, empowered by today's technology, can unleash a wave of ecological farming innovation not seen since the so-called Green Revolution, which we now know wasn't green at all, rather was the beginning of a toxic and oligopolized food system. So today, we're starting down a new path that is actually an old path. A healthier, more sustainable path for America.
I'll start:
THE NEW AMERICAN HOMESTEAD PROGRAM
My fellow Americans, the COVID-19 Crisis has exposed the critical weakness of our agricultural supply chains. Never again should Americans have to worry about accessing a steady supply of healthy and nutritious foods.
My friends, in time when vast numbers are unemployed, we know many of our people would love a chance to get involved directly in agriculture, and frankly we need more people involved. Our farmers are aging, and our farms are too concentrated.
Therefore, I am asking the Department of Agriculture to immediately implement the New American Homestead Program, an opportunity for thousands of Americans to get involved in farming directly.
Under this program, an eligible family will be able to access up to $1 million dollars in federal assistance to purchase a farm of not more than 200 acres. Half of the money can go to the land and buildings, 25% to capital goods and improvements, and 25% must be held for operating reserves. The farm must be organic, and be employed in diversified small hold agriculture. One of our greatest unsung heroes, Joel Salatin, has agreed to head up an advisory division to help these new farmers learn good ecologically sound husbandry of their lands and livestock.
The best part about this program is that the successful participant, at the end of 20 years, will have his loan forgiven. And a participant who finds the he is not up to the task can offer his farm to the next person in line, no questions asked. We will be funding 5000 New American Homesteads per year, for the minimal cost of $5 billion, a drop in the bucket of the Federal Budget. But by this revolutionary means, we aim to seed an entire generation of small family farms who can feed America with the healthy, local foods she once had.
We believe that this new generation of yeoman farmers, empowered by today's technology, can unleash a wave of ecological farming innovation not seen since the so-called Green Revolution, which we now know wasn't green at all, rather was the beginning of a toxic and oligopolized food system. So today, we're starting down a new path that is actually an old path. A healthier, more sustainable path for America.
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