http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Why-the-USDA-18268390 en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:25 EDT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:06:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Everybody-will-have-broadband-in-8-months-18273303
And we all know politicians never lie, right? ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Everybody-will-have-broadband-in-8-months-18273303 Thu, 03 May 2007 03:30:38 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18272052
I'm a web developer that want SOMETHING better than satelite and 56k so I have ISDN.

So stop posting such idiotic comments. Not all of us want to be in the cities crowded together, and some of us can't afford it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18272052 Wed, 02 May 2007 21:35:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18271692 said by cdru:

Rural doesn't mean middle of nowhere homestead out in the country where the nearest neighbor is a mile away. Rural also includes the thousands of small towns across the country that barely have decent POTS, let alone broadband.Since your post appears to be in good faith:

Yes, I know what "rural" means. My tongue-in-cheek reply to the question regarding the USDA's role in rural America was just that: tongue-in-cheek. There is no department of rural development, as there is HUD. Maybe it's time there is. I don't know. But until that time, the USDA is the closest thing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18271692 Wed, 02 May 2007 20:19:49 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Humor-and-Lack-Thereof-18271590 Mexican food! ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Humor-and-Lack-Thereof-18271590 Wed, 02 May 2007 20:03:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18271104
But then again, I haven't met a country folk type that hasn't referred to me as a 'Mexican'. And Im from Chile!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18271104 Wed, 02 May 2007 18:37:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270776 said by en102:

don't forget miners and lumberjacks.Lumberjacks == tree farmers
Miners == mineral farmers
;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270776 Wed, 02 May 2007 17:35:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270663 --
Go Colts]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270663 Wed, 02 May 2007 17:14:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270401 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270401 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:31:57 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270351 said by LostInWoods:

Farmers
Bankers who loan the farmers money
Teachers who teach the Bankers kids
Dentists who fix the Teacher's teeth
Grocers who sell the Dentists food
Accountants who do the Grocers taxes

Etc, etc...:hmm: Interesting how the teachers only teach the bankers' kids etc., and yet they all get their wealth from the farmer. Quite telling, no?

One tip: If you want to get better results while trolling, don't announce "this is a troll".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270351 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:24:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270284 said by BF69:

Quit posting ignorant things.I wish you would. And maybe grow a sense of humor while you're at it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270284 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:11:23 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270260
Who'd of thunk it?!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18270260 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:08:17 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268978 Farmers
Bankers who loan the farmers money
Teachers who teach the Bankers kids
Dentists who fix the Teacher's teeth
Grocers who sell the Dentists food
Accountants who do the Grocers taxes

Etc, etc...

About the only thing missing (or less prevalent) in rural areas are smarmy asses who look down on people who don't live in their neighborhood...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268978 Wed, 02 May 2007 11:57:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268838 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268838 Wed, 02 May 2007 11:30:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268693 --
Canada = Hollywood North]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268693 Wed, 02 May 2007 11:02:50 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268554 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268554 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:34:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268476 said by Karl Bode:

The tens of millions of other regular lower or middle-class Americans who live in rural communities?
Much too easy an answer and idealogically impure, citizen. Please adjust your quotation to better reflect the pure thought of Chairman Rand.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268476 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:16:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268453 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268453 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:11:45 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268437 said by rodrod5:

why the USDA has become the catch all for all things "rural" is beyond meThink about who dwells out in the middle of nowhere. There are farmers. There are wealthy Hollywood types who own palatial rural getaways. And there's the occasional hermit.

The hermits don't want the utilities, and the wealthy don't deserve the subsidies. Who does that leave?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268437 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:07:29 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268403 said by rodrod5:

why the USDA has become the catch all for all things "rural" is beyond me

P.S. I wish someone would take a look at that thing called food stamps :mad:

:o :uhh:
Technically food stamps don't exist any more. they use a credit card looking thing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Why-the-USDA-18268403 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:01:08 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Why-the-USDA-18268390
P.S. I wish someone would take a look at that thing called food stamps :mad:

:o :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Why-the-USDA-18268390 Wed, 02 May 2007 09:58:13 EDT