Partially agree. I do happen to think the cartoon raises a very valid point.

But... having known a lot of farmers they are indeed usually quite well off. And many of them are not aweshucks salt of the earth types people often perceive, but rather more like a sort of spoiled generational semi-duke or noble type thing looking down upon the little non-land owning commoners who they often pay very little and sometimes wantonly abuse.

That being said.. what was the guy thinking? He has to know who financially supports the paper. Maybe he was ready to do something else.