Boris
2007-09-11 09:39:56
Brad isn’t telling the whole story. Treadle pumps require labor, but they will be available to farmers at all times, whereas they would have to rent the diesel pumps (and be responsible for any damage to them). As a result, farmers who cannot afford to rent diesel pumps will be able to have more harvests and others will save money from the rentals. Farmers will earn from two to five times what they earned using diesel pumps.
But don’t let facts get in the way of a good “enviromentalists are using slaves” story.
