The federal government’s sugar import quotas and tariffs on sugar cost American consumers over $3 billion every year.
This is why we need to get rid of corporate welfare.
Why Americans Pay Triple the World Price for Sugar | James Bovard
Prominent libertarian journalist James Bovard explains the bitter truth about sugar policy and NAFTA: “Mexican and U.S. government officials strongly disagree over the details of how many benefits were promised to Mexican sugar growers. The years-long controversy recently spurred the Mexican government to cancel all sugar export permits.