On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:22:26 -0500, (David Fetter)
wrote:

>pure kona > wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:32:37 -0500, (David Fetter)
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Anybody who can point to an unsubsidized agriculture any time,
>>>anywhere in all of human history had best chime in with an example
>>>and its outcome before advocating that. I'd submit that there has
>>>never been any such a thing.
>>
>> Kona Coffee has never been subsidized if I understand your point.
>
>Actually, it was subsidized very directly for over a century, creating
>the Hawai'ian crop as it exists today, and benefits to this day from
>other kinds subsidies including, but unlikely limited to, price
>supports.
>
>http://www.kalaheo.com/history.php
>
>Don't get me wrong. I'm all for subsidizing agriculture, including
>your doubtless-delicious Kona coffee.
>
>What I'm against is pretending that we do (or even should) live in
>some kind of /laissez-faire/ setup like they've got over in Somalia.
>
>Cheers,
>David.
Could you please pinpoint the place that says "subsidizes'? Kalaheo ,
fyi, is on Kauai which used to be a sugar plantation and with a quick
read--I can't fathom where it says <Kona>.

Mahalo.
Cea