There are 6.5 million cows in NZ.
It’s going to cost the government at least $600 million to clean up this mess over the next decade
Each cow is worth around $2000.
A cow levy of $650 million over ten years would be about $10 a cow a year. Just saying…………..
Yes it should be used Mike,
Well though out plan.
A very easy cost to bear now. @ $10 a cow is such a low cost for farmers, I only have sheep and see our price drop over $10 a pop every day.
$10 will not affect their future should micro platma bovis finally be iradicated, it is a win win win for all.
With each cow being a $10 liability then each payment will be motivations to reduce cow numbers.
Farming for profit, not output and polluting for free.
It’s a nice thought but there is no evidence the financial system will hold together for ‘the next decade’, and there’s plenty of evidence it won’t.
Euro Crisis Returns With A Bang: Stocks Crash In Frenzied Liquidation
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-29/stocks-crash-btp-bloodbath
It’s going to be an ‘interesting’ year. Maybe an ‘interesting’ week.
The culling of N.Z.cows has hit overseas news:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCsfpauuxls
“How about NZ/AO farmers go on strike for a seasonal year and watch as you go hungry as our country runs out of money?”. OK, try it and see what happens to your farm. If you can afford to close it for a year, then you can afford $10 per head.
Hey Countryboy. Tourism is our no1 earner.
Tech is 3 and coming along fast.
Artificial milk is coming.
Instead of bailing out dairy farmers I reckon we should help them get out of a dirty sunset industry.
Something along those lines does already seem to be considered.
A kind of insurance scheme, like EQC, I last heard.
Maybe they learn from this disaster that has unfolded?
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