How can you order a farmer to destroy their trees? I hope he fights in a higher court. Wish I’d heard about the nectarine giveaway. I’d have gone to pick some.

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    Contracts are meaningless without the state as an enforcement mechanism

    No one is disagreeing with you.

    What I’m saying is that there could (and perhaps should) be such a law

    Based on what? Like, what should the law be about?

    Just like in a residential lease, the landlord can’t override legal protections.

    You’re being vague and hand wavy and not thinking of what happens.

    Are you banning exclusivity?

    Are you saying the state needs to set “fair” prices?

    What are you actually suggesting become illegal?

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      22 hours ago

      I was agreeing with a previous commenter, that if the company wants to enforce exclusivity, that should only be enforceable so long as they purchase his crop.

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        20 hours ago

        that if the company wants to enforce exclusivity, that should only be enforceable so long as they purchase his crop.

        And you honest, hand to God…

        Didn’t see that a grower can then just sign it and provide shit quality produce and the company has to buy it?

        Like, you’ve legitimately taken the time thru these replies to stop and picture you’re idea, and that immediate problem didn’t show up with a big flashing light in your brain?

        There’s already a federal government program that exists to buy below market value. I legitimately don’t know if necteraines is included, but even tobacco is. No matter how shitty it is, there’s a bare minimum the government will pay, and that goes in a giant warehouse in case there’s a supply issue.

        There is a system set up, better than what you just thought of.

        But because you don’t know anything about this you don’t know that.

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          19 hours ago

          Hey dude. Just fuck off, OK? You are weirdly worked up about this, and now you’re being an asshole because of what you imagine I did or didn’t think of?