Sugar and Sweeteners
America vs. the Sugar Lobby
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- Published on Friday, 22 June 2012 23:55
- Written by Joseph F. Schmidt
On Wednesday, the Senate voted not to tamper with the Depression-era program that protects U.S. sugar growers. It’s not often conservatives and liberals, Democrats and Republicans, pro-growth conservative groups and the Teamsters agree on something. In fact, it’s almost unheard of. But when it comes to the federal government’s sugar program – one of the most egregious corporate welfare handouts in a long list of wasteful programs – these strange bedfellows have found common ground.
