We also need to kill the death tax. Farm families should not have to sell the farm to pay the estate taxes. We need fair trade. We face non-tariff barriers and quotas in exporting our farm products to many markets. Our market is virtually open to imports.
Trade is a two-way street.
When heavily subsidized Greek canned peaches, Australian lamb and Chinese garlic flood the U.S. market, we need to stand up and fight for fair trade. Enough is enough. We need regulatory relief. Regulations are killing our industry. California farmers deal with added regulatory burden because of state-imposed regulations.