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Francesca_Knowl
Jul 26, 2014Explorer
craftyfox wrote:
What else blew my mind was the cost of milk. I know it's more than a gallon but almost $8 for milk!!!! When we left Texas in May, milk was 2.99 a gallon at most grocery stores.
All together now: "My Country 'tis of thee, sweet land of sub-si-dy"...
The American Dairy industry receives over four BILLION dollars in taxpayer subsidies each year. Canadian taxpayers provide their Dairy industry with:
Zilch. Nada. Nothing. source
It's as if they think that a private business ought to stand on its own two feet!
The result: taxpayer-sponsored artificially low milk prices in the U.S.A..
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