On the recordMay 18, 1999
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.
Dan Miller: “The sugar program is the 'sugar daddy' of corporate welfare. Why? Because most of the benefits of this program go to…”
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Critique of the sugar program as benefiting large corporations over family farmers.
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