On the recordApril 23, 1997
In fact, there is a candy cane company in Georgia who tells me that the biggest competitor is not in the candy cane business, the biggest competitor is the U.S. Government, who makes it so that they have to buy sugar at an inflated price, and because of that, Canadian candy cane manufacturers can come in there. And he can beat the Canadian candy cane manufacturer any day of the week on a one-on-one basis, but when the Government is also on the team of the Canadian folks, the American guy loses.
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