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To: jttmab who wrote (14685)	6/11/2002 2:45:46 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Perhaps the EU is upset because our subsidies are less than the subsidies provided by the EU. French dairy subsidies are notorious within the EU itself. I seem to remember a discussion of banana subsidies a while back. BTW, I believe that the record shows that our sugar subsidies cause the price of sugar in the United States to be higher than it would be without them, particularly if we allowed the importation of Cuban sugar.

To: jttmab who wrote (14685)	6/11/2002 8:03:47 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

If you would do a moments research you would find that it is not true with respect to sugar subsidies. The main subsidy to sugar producers in the US is the indirect one of limits on sugar imports. These limits make the price of sugar a lot higher. Other subsidies are paid to take land out of production or to buy up excess food if the price gets to low. These also have the effect of increasing prices. In any case subsidies that decrease prices are also almost always a bad idea. Tim