Paying union members not to work is by the same politics that pays farmers not to plant.
“Paying union members not to work is by the same politics that pays farmers not to plant.”
Not exactly; part of the logic in paying not to plant involves crop rotation to allow soil to recover as well as ensuring the existence of farms instead of developments in case of an emergency. We will never have to import food; we probably have never had to in our history. On the other hand, wherever there is a crisis in the world, you’ll find American produce being sent as aid.