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To: Dayuhan who wrote (36122)	3/22/2004 8:35:51 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

Steven, The developed world spends far more in an effort to prevent developing countries from selling the only products they can competitively produce than it does in foreign aid. That's ridiculous, and it needs to stop. George Will wrote a great article on exactly this point a few weeks back. In it he noted our obscene subsidies for the sugar industry - and he directly showed how US manufacturing in the candy industry has moved thousands of jobs as a result of the high price. When the basic raw material is 90% cheaper in Canada or Mexico - its hard for US companies to ignore it. John

To: Dayuhan who wrote (36122)	3/22/2004 11:21:41 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793719

Lambs may not be a big deal to us, but they might be to New Zealanders. Oh, no doubt. I probably eat more lamb meat in any given year than the average American, but I eat less than 10 pounds per year. If lamb meat doubled in price, I'd only be out of pocket less than $20. I also agree 100% about US subsidies of other agricultureal industries. As rich as we are, the US has no need to subsidize agriculture. 70-80 years ago, approximately 30% of Americans worked in farming, mining, and fishing. Now, it's less than 1%. That's bad news if you wanted to build an empire of migrant farm workers. It's wonderful news if you are the American consumer. BTW - hi Steven, nice to see you back. Hope things are going OK in your "neck of the woods."