The loss of manufacturing jobs is the price paid to keep the sugar beet farms going.
The farmers have a better lobby.
> The farmers have a better lobby.
While there is quite a lot of vocal condemnation of socialism in one form or another on this site and among conservatives generally, there seems to be very little recognition that farming in the US is one of the most socialistic enterprises on the face of the planet. And it was **intended** to be so by the government **and** the farmers.
Not only that but Big Corn as well. Why do you think High-fructose corn syrup has become the main sweetener in nearly everything?