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“Sugar policy good for consumers, farmers”
Philip Tiedtke or Winter Park, Florida, wrote a letter-to-the-editor responding to a recent anti-sugar program column inked by Scott Maxwell in...
Chuck MuthJanuary 13, 2014 -
Stop Teeing off on U.S. Sugar Farmers
In response to Scott Maxwell’s recent Orlando Sentinel column (“Sugar giveaways enrich politicians, cost you plenty”), let’s say Scott and I are...
Chuck MuthJanuary 8, 2014 -
Santa’s Christmas Gift to Indian Sugar Mills
Opposition to the current U.S. sugar program among free-marketers is understandable; however, one cannot escape the reality of worldwide direct subsidy...
Chuck MuthJanuary 7, 2014 -
Sugar program appears likely to survive another Farm Bill debate
“As House and Senate negotiators work this week to negotiate a 2013 farm bill, it appears all but certain that federal...
Chuck MuthDecember 10, 2013 -
Hoeven, Heitkamp: Continue Sugar Program
From PoliticalNews.me today… Senator John Hoeven told a large gathering of sugar beet growers and processors that he is working to...
Chuck MuthDecember 6, 2013 -
What if the U.S. had to rely on Indian sugar?
“For the first time since 1976, there is no single unified pan-India policy for the sugar sector,” reported The Hindu newspaper...
Chuck MuthDecember 2, 2013 -
Sugar Program Opponents are Entitled to their Own Opinions, but not Their Own Facts
(November 18, 2013) – On November 8, 2013, the Tampa Bay Times published an editorial titled “End the sweet deal for...
Chuck MuthNovember 18, 2013 -
A Brazilian Reasons Not to Kill off U.S. Sugar Industry
(November 12, 2013) – Opponents of the current U.S. sugar policy rarely get beyond their global free-market talking points long enough...
Chuck MuthNovember 12, 2013 -
Big Candy’s Trick is No Treat for U.S. Sugar Farmers
(November 4, 2013) – For Halloween last week, U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent Halloween cards to...
Chuck MuthNovember 4, 2013 -
Senator Calls for Inquiry on new Sugar Policy
This week a senator called on the Senate to investigate a proposed new tax policy which “stakeholders fear would kill the...
Chuck MuthNovember 1, 2013