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July 24, 2016
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| The father got up early in the morning. He was a type of person who believed that farmers should get up early. His father did. His grandfather did. They were farmers. But, different from them, he didn't go to his farm. Instead, he went to his study and switched on his computer. Originally, his home country's agricultural situation had been bad. Farmers were all old. He was a rare case. Their farms were rather small. Long time ago, farmers were given a small amount of land from the government, which had been owned by a small number of land owners. As time went by, the number of farmers got smaller because many of them started working in offices, factories, etc. The rest of the farmers bought the others' lands, but many times each plot of land were apart. So, the cost for farm production was relatively higher; and later, cheaper foreign food (for example beans, corns, wheat, meat, and dairy products) were imported, and this country's agricultural sector declined. The government left it, not concentrating on the farm industry. Young people didn't think the agriculture was a promising business. But, robots and drones changed everything. Robots worked 24 hours a day, 7 days a
So, this country's agricultural weak-point, - sporadic small farmlands - weren't the weak point any more. Originally, this country's land soil was good. The climate was moderate. It rained suitably for plants. Farmlands were flat and suitable for robot working. Young people started to choose farming as their job. He had been a farmer for a long time because his father died young. He liked farming. He rented more land from other farmers who were too old and gave up farming. Before robots and drones appeared, he did everything he could do. After robots and drones appeared, he used them suitably. As he liked farming, he went to his farm every day. Although he had only little things to do, he thought it was a farmer's pride, until one day. One day, when he was watching TV, he heard the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announce that the present country's agricultural success was because of its good policies. He was furious. He knew that his father and grandfather worked hard but they were poor because of bad agricultural policies of this country. He had had a hard time to do his farming business to a certain level. He knew that the invention of agricultural robots and drones was a separate happening from any government policy. He thought to leave this country, and asked his wife and children. Surprisingly, they agreed with him. And they left. If people think to leave their country, maybe one of the big reasons were the economy and the job situation of people, or it was because of politicians' bad policies, or corruption, or both. If you overcome the language barrier, and if you can get a job, you can live anywhere. This was the time when the most advanced translation system was invented, and people could work anywhere thanks to the Internet and other technologies. But, each government was upset. People started to leave their job situation and government situation. If citizens left, the number of tax payers would decrease; and it would mean that the tax revenue of the county would go down. The number of consumers would also decrease and consumer tax revenue would decline. The government couldn't give services anymore, and people would become dissatisfied. After his family left their country, the land prices of his country went down. As he wouldn't need to pay much land tax, it was a good thing for him. But he was sad because he loved his country. He hoped his friends and his relatives lived there happily. In this society, government's policies reflected directly to people's action, as they started to have confidence to live anywhere. (To be continuedc) |
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*dairy product ϋ»i
*decline ¦ι
*promising L]Θ
*sporadic άΞηΘ
*revenue Ξό