Word: freeloaded
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Dates: during 1953-1953
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...think that marginal farmers must either be educated up to the level of profitable farming-or educated clear off the farm and into jobs in town. While barely making a living themselves, the marginal farmers add to crop surpluses, help drive prices down and Government costs up, and thus freeload on the U.S. Those who cannot make good, in short, should get out-just as any grocer or garage owner may be forced out of business for inefficiency. In this gigantic educational program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture should be a teacher, but not a commissar...