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To: TobagoJack who wrote (41480)	11/17/2003 8:16:10 PM
From: Mark Adams	Read Replies (2) of 74559

What do THEY want us to see? What do we think we see? What should we be seeing? How little we know how much effort expended in the production of sound bites, capable of swaying support in one direction or another. That our 'regularly scheduled programming' is that, indeed. How is it that no one seems to have a vested interest in telling Americans they pay 4x the price for sugar as the Rest of the World? A 16 cent tariff on a 6 cent production factor. A legacy put in place in the name of 'helping' US sugar farmers. Do not the American consumers realize this 4x cost factor trickles through the production works, inflating the cost of any and every food product which uses sugar? Do they not understand the resulting higher food costs mean American's must charge more for all types of labor? Making American labor uncompetitive on the world markets? Is it not apparent that sugar is at heart a fuel, and higher fuel costs act as a hidden tax and drag on the entire economy? Do they not realize paying 4x the world cost kicks off a long sequence events which ultimately builds interests in maintaining the status quo? Even if the status quo isn't optimal? That the Candy Mfg, who builds a Brazilian factory thus shifting production offshore, may oppose removing the tariff, lest he face competition unburdened with the extra shipping costs? That this shipping not only consumes fossil fuels, produces unneeded pollution, but also ties up labor which could otherwise enjoy beaches standing ready in the sun? American's rally in support of reform for exploited labor of the world, totally oblivious to their own exploitation. If packaged into a sound bite, would America hear?

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