We almost have the cotton laid by. Then we can park the tractors for now.
A Simple Solution
By Paul H. Betancourt
July 2016
Dear Sacramento and Washington,
It’s actually a pretty simple formula. Where does your money
come from? Taxes. Where do taxes come from?
A healthy economy. When businesses are making a profit and people are
making money they pay taxes. So, if you want money for your social programs and
environmental programs why don’t you help the economy by more productive? That
way there will be more money coming in the form of taxes instead of crushing
producers by doing things like cutting off surface water to farmers and piling
on needless regulations.
There is time and a place for government oversight. That
issue was settled during the administration of Andrew Jackson in the 1830’s. No
one is seriously saying no regulations. But, this has been getting out of hand
for a long time now. A friend of mine is doing what everyone wants. He and his
wife are growing organic fruits and vegetables. She takes their kids around to the
local farmers markets. Daniel was ready to quit five years ago because he was
spending five hours a week doing paper work to certify his crops. Now he has
had to hire someone who spends twenty five to thirty hours a week filling out
forms. We should be pinning a medal on Daniel’s chest, not stretching him to
the breaking point.
Why Are We Losing Jobs Overseas?
There is a lot of hand wringing and finger pointing about
the loss of manufacturing jobs. The Left says business is going after cheap
labor, and that is true. None of us want to pay more for anything than we have
to, that’s human nature. Businesses complain about the cost of regulations, and
that too is true. Years ago Bob Stallman, then President of the American Farm
Bureau Federation said it was costing American farmers $20 Billion dollars a
year to comply with government regulations. No matter how you slice it that is
a lot of money. I know a family here that built a business enterprise here in
Fresno at the same time they built an identical project in Phoenix. The one in
California cost 25% more than the one in Arizona just because of the regulatory
costs. The family’s conclusion? We will never build anything in California
again.
No matter
how well intentioned, no matter how good an idea- every new tax, fee or
regulation makes it harder for a business to survive. Every new tax, fee or
regulation makes going somewhere else more attractive. Look at the story of
Tesla’s battery plant. Tesla is a California company doing what we all want,
creating a new electric car industry. And the government of the State of
California pushed their new electric car battery plant out of the state. Tesla
didn’t leave because of lower wages. Tesla left because of over regulation.
There is More to Life Than Making a Buck
I know there is more to life than making a buck, but if you
can’t make the bucks the rest of the equation falls apart doesn’t it? Yes, we
all want clean air and clean water. We all want high paying jobs. But, there is
also reality and reality can be a real…bear. All of my crop prices are down
this year. Two years ago I sold Pima cotton for $1.80 a pound. This year it is
$1.27. That is not nearly as much fun. Last year wheat went for $300/ ton. This
year it is $195/ ton. Last Fall almonds were $4/pound. This year they are just
over $2. That is the reality I have to deal with. How does the government
respond? More regulations. More taxes and fees. This past winter I had to
attend a five hour class to self report my fertilizer use to the state.
Seriously? The IRS lets me self-report my taxes without any required class. Do
you want to know the funny part? The people who mandated the meeting were
surprised I objected to going to a five hour meeting. They thought it was
perfectly normal. Maybe for them it is, but I don’t make my living by going to
meetings. I make my living by growing food and fiber for a hungry world. And
now we are back to that healthy economy thing.
Dear Sacramento and Washington- You are doing it wrong.
I get it, we have problems to solve. We have done a lot to
clean up the air, but we still have a ways to go. Poverty is too high in our
area. But, we are not going to solve these problems by slicing the pie smaller
and smaller. We need to make the pie bigger. If you want more taxes for your
programs stop strangling businesses, help us create a healthy economy.
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