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When I first learned of Shaheen's idea back in February, I called her office. Jeanne had used submission of the amendment to advertise her support for the sugar users. I merely asked about the bigger picture; that is why seek to remove a few limits from sugar production? Why not remove them all so that sugar in the United States is priced competitively with the rest of the world? When I suggested eliminating the subsidies for corn and related products such as ethanol subsidies and high fructose corn syrup subsidies the warm discussion turned sour. Senator Shaheen's office refused to acknowledge that sugar prices in the US are among the highest in the world and that we use more high fructose corn syrup as a replacement than any other country. We take an item (sugar) which is relatively abundant and inexpensive, and regulate it it so much that it becomes prohibitively expensive. We then go further by paying people to throw sugar away to "control" profit. At the same time we are throwing more money away to pay people to grow corn, others to turn corn into high fructose corn syrup and sell it at prices made artificially low. The current legislation is a baby step in the right direction and was rightly killed. Eliminate ALL the subsidies and we will be MUCH better off. Sugar prices could plummet within 6 months if the legislature would do one thing: end the trade embargo with Cuba. This country produces tons of sugar at very low prices and prior to the embargo is where we got most of our sugar. Add to inexpensive sugar and elimination of high fructose corn syrup subsidies and we would have more of an impact on obesity than any 'healthcare' law. I ought not to write more as Shaheen has a following which support her based on party rather than principle. Until that changes, nothing will change and that is exactly what we choose
Posted by Michael Layon
19 June 2012 | 14h55