On the recordMay 18, 1999
The sugar program is an archaic, unnecessary government handout to corporate sugar producers at the expense of consumers, workers, and the environment.
Dan Miller: “The sugar program is an archaic, unnecessary government handout to corporate sugar producers at the expense of…”
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Characterization of the sugar program as outdated and harmful.
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This legislation is good for consumers, good for the environment, good for American workers, and good for the economy.
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The sugar program is the 'sugar daddy' of corporate welfare. Why? Because most of the benefits of this program go to huge corporate sugar producers, not the typical family farmer.
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The sugar program's sole purpose is to prop up the price of sugar in the United States through a complex system of low-interest, nonrecourse loans and tight import restrictions.
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