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[merrylander]

Originally Posted by flacaltenn

MerryLander:

Agreed about corporate subsidies, govt USDA advertising on the behalf of "big farms" and all that..

<snip>But in reality, the USDA and the Commerce Dept is there to PROMOTE markets, economic success, and competition. There's a conflict of interest right there with the folks who see these "market regulators" as the last hope of consumer protection.

No wonder -- it's out of control eh????

Having the USDA and Commerce promoting US farm products is corporate welfare, but we can't seem to kill it because of the lobbyists. We shop at specialty food shops because the produce shipped in from CA at the big supermarkets will go rotten if you don't eat it in the parking lot.