The British Empire tried to regulate salt taxes on India. A skinny little man led his people to resoundly defeat such a measure.
Before then, the British Empire tried to regulate tea in another country. That didn't work either.
There's a reason why God provided manna from Heaven to His Chosen. Starvation doesn't work on a free people. Starvation works on slaves in communist and criminal societies. When starvation is used as murder, the free republics of the world are roused with suspicion and anger.
This is the reason why Terri is going to live and get better.
This, from a Freeper named SaltyJoe!