Yes. For me, going to the bank when I was 18, they would have said no and kicked me out the door. The livestock loan guarantee program allowed me to buy some cows and get started in this industry; otherwise doing it with cash on hand would have taken me a long time to build up to where I'm at now without that program. So I think the bank would look favourably on a loan program through the federal government that is guaranteed 80% or 50% by the government.
On April 28th, 2010. See this statement in context.