| The American population is made up of over 40 | | | | The creation of a few million small farms that were |
| million people that unfortunately have an IQ between | | | | privately owned will give the slow learner a chance to |
| 70 and 85, they are called slow learners, it is a term | | | | become an independent and happy person. It would |
| that is used for those with a low mental ability. | | | | be a great humanitarian achievement. No longer |
| Rarely do they have the skills to be successful in | | | | would there be a need for government welfare |
| school or in general society. Most of them become | | | | checks for the confused and disfranchised. The |
| school dropouts and later have major social problems. | | | | prisons would be emptied, welfare mothers and illegal |
| Due to today's greater demand on mental efficiency | | | | drug abusers would be given a chance to start a |
| this group is having an almost impossible challenge to | | | | new and healthy life. With a great way of living the |
| overcome. If America is to maintain its image as | | | | towns around the farms would have recreation and |
| being the most humane society we have to be able | | | | shopping areas that would be alive with workers on a |
| to make life more comfortable for those without | | | | well deserved break. There is no doubt that the |
| normal mental abilities. Life skills coaching combined | | | | quality of life in the whole nation would be greatly |
| with easily accessed welfare payments at this | | | | improved. |
| moment seems to be the only way to deal with this | | | | This dream can become a reality if the small farms |
| problem. But that isn't the solution because slow | | | | would be given a chance to become profitable. At |
| learners are still creating social problems and causing | | | | the present moment government handouts to the |
| injuries to themselves and others. | | | | environmentally damaging giant farms have |
| Work on a small farm can be taught to any person | | | | destroyed profit opportunities for the small farmer. |
| that is willing to learn. It does not require more than | | | | Without those handouts and special trade |
| an elementary education. The work is routine and | | | | advantages the Mega-Farms would be out of |
| even a slow learner could master it with little | | | | business. They would be quickly replaced by millions |
| instruction. A farm worker does not need to depend | | | | of small farms. Farm products will then be of a higher |
| on the government to survive. Housing and food is | | | | quality and the natural health of our environment |
| always available on a farm. Small farm work would be | | | | would be restored. All this will happen as soon as |
| the perfect job for a person who has major social | | | | more people realize the urgent need for returning the |
| problems in an urban environment. | | | | small farm to the nation. |