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From: zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu (Andrew Zimmerman)
Subject: Re: So just what does "parity for farmers" mean?
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In article <1991Jun5.204221.24623@software.org> marshall@software.software.org (Eric Marshall) writes:
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>	I've heard Seymour Cray said it but that's it.
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>	Thanks in advance.
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If you have a NeXT, do a webster on parity. :-)

It has to do with the price that farmers get paid for their crops, and
government subsidies.  I seem to remember hearing a lot about it in the
late 70's, early 80's.  

Andrew
zimmer@calvin.stanford.edu