Not raising hogs

1. The dilemma expressed by this letter is is that these people, the Plowrights don't actually
want to raise the hogs, just the money in order to do so.

2. The government is decreasing the small hog raising markets when they pay people not to
raise hogs.

3. The critics used irony against the government.

4. This story conveys that people want to make money by doing anything, sometimes even if it
doesn't make sense at all.