...........................I dunno man......................Stuff like this always p*sses me off. I was raised in and around a farm environment and most of my friends also grew up the same. So on one hand I do understand the farmers situation because I've known the life and the people.
BUT.........I'm an auto technician (BMW) for over 25 years and I work by commision only; piece work. I have no $$ gaurantees other than Showing up each day and giving it my best. I have weathered really *****y financial times over my career that were completely out of my control. There are no unions, salary base, etc, etc. Basically a sub-contractor.
No one has ever stepped up and said "Man you guys have really been $$ suffering. Heres a check for not working"
I see my role in the consumer food-chain as important as the farmers. People need transportation as surely as they need to eat.