26th January 2007, 12:02 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by m300572
...effectively archaeology is also massively subsidised - not via direct funding like the SPS but as a result of governments passing legislation and publishing policy advice which effectively forces developers to pay for archaeological work and therefore 'subsidises' our profession.
Your definition of subsidy seems to include anyone who owes their livelihood to government legislation. Many professions, for example lawyers, engineers and health and safety advisors, fit that definition. Surely you'd agree that their working conditions are different to the farmers Unitof1 is so peeved about.
Incidentally, when considering the global food trade etc. I strongly believe that Unitof1 has a bloody good point. Could people on this thread please be clear about whether they are objecting to:
1) European tomatoes being sold in Africa for less than the cost of growing them locally
2) handouts to repair private property just because it's old
3) both of the above
Otherwise things'll just get all messy again.
'In the busy market there are fortunes to be won and lost, but in the cherry orchard there is peace'.
Chinese proverb