deleted wrote on Mar 19
th, 2009 at 10:34pm:
freediver wrote on Mar 19
th, 2009 at 6:26pm:
3) Possums and Turkeys. I would like to be allowed to control these more effectively so that I can grow food in my own backyard. It is wrong for the government to force me into dependence on commercial agriculture and prevent me from managing my own little piece of land.
Are you for more lenient gun laws and more lenient animal protection laws so you can protect your food? I think you should be able to shoot any wildlife that comes onto your property and eats food growing in your backyard and there shouldn't be gun restrictions and animal protection laws standing in the way. That's my opinion. Do you agree?
You can't use guns for that in an urban area. That's just silly. On a farm it's fine, but then farmers are already allowed to. I'm not sure how hard it is to get a gun, but as far as I know it isn;t too restrictive. You just have to become active in a club, which is reasonable.
Quote:I don't agree with Point 2 and 3. Rainwater tanks are a saving in the long run - even if they're used for the bathroom, laundry & garden. By putting the price of water up - it will only affect the poor.
I am all for water conservation. It's just that rainwater tanks are not a cost effective way of doing this. The government gave me close to $2000 for mine, and it will save me less than $10 a year worth of water, and the water it provides if of lower quality.
Quote:By putting the price of water up - it will only affect the poor.
Wrong. It will affect everyone. You can even make it benefit the poor by offsetting the tax with a tax reduction for low income earners or a reduction in some other goods tax. The poor will actually benefit most because it will be a tax that they are encouraged to avoid paying. Most taxes are the opposite - they are designed to be difficult to avoid.
Quote:There is a way to control possums and turkeys more effectively - put some wire or nets over your plants and fruit/nut trees. I assume you would like to poison these animals, but surely deflection is the most humane method of keeping them away from your plants.
I built a cage around my small mango tree. It was made of wire dog fence with chicken wire wrapped around it. When the fruit were just getting large, the possums dug underneath it to get at the fruit. It does not work. Even if it did work, it is not a practical solution to have cages up everywhere. It is a pain in the arse, expensive, and uses a lot of resources. This is people's backyards we are talking about. They want them looking nice, not like a prison or a factory. You could also do it by making them stand guard all night to protect their garden. But eventually you have to let common sense play a role.
Quote:I assume you would like to poison these animals
I doubt that poison would be a safe option in an urban area.
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