Hans–

Glad you posted about the bloated farm bill and how sugar is treated.  A “Sweetheart Deal” — how right the Washington Post is in its editorial today blasting farm bill proposals that would make the U.S. sugar program an even sweeter deal for producers while consumers foot the bill.

The current sugar program — which has expired but has been extended with other 2002 farm programs — is a system of price supports, domestic production restrictions, and restrictions on sugar imports.  The…

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