And These People Vote…, Part 2

I am at a public informational meeting for a rural US highway project. The construction requires strips of land from some farm fields, and the farmers aren’t happy about it.

Farmer #1: “This is going to negatively affect production!”

Farmer #2: “The amount of food we’re going to be able to get is going to go down too much for us to handle!”

An attendee in the audience puts their hand up to ask a question.

Attendee: “Why don’t the farmers get their food from the grocery store like everyone else?”

You could have heard a pin drop with the stunned silence.

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