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0 pointsJamisonM6mo ago0 comments

OK, what secret information do you have from living in America that I don't have? I got people driving land prices up here too.. they have driven them up to roughly the same as Arkansas and I can still afford to buy land from time to time. Do explain.

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FollowingTheDao6mo ago

It’s not secret , it’s published widely and I read it often. Here’s an example of how much cheaper Canadian farmland is an American farmland.

And your farmland is not only cheaper, but it’s more productive.

You can’t compare the United States and Canada because we have different political systems. I mean, you guys get free healthcare. You can probably afford to buy land because you’re not spending all your money on outrageous insurance premiums, or out-of-pocket cost from going to the doctor.

https://www.producer.com/news/prairie-farmland-still-a-barga... Western Canadian farmland is cheap when compared to Europe and the United States, says the director of an investment fund with offices in Calgary and Toronto.

9rx6mo ago

> Here’s an example of how much cheaper Canadian farmland is an American farmland.

Western Canada, maybe. Now try Ontario... It makes the I-states look like the land is being given away. Still, not hearing of any looming farm bankruptcies in Ontario.

ropable6mo ago

> And your farmland is not only cheaper, but it’s more productive.

It's almost as though comparative advantage is a real thing, and nations can be better off overall through specialisation and open trade.

> You can probably afford to buy land because you’re not spending all your money on outrageous insurance premiums, or out-of-pocket cost from going to the doctor.

But: isn't he paying for all that in his taxes instead of directly?

JamisonMOP6mo ago

Do you think that 25% of Arkansas farmers are going to go bankrupt soon?

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