[somniferum]

Taylor points a finger at the “bizarre and antiquated” U.S. sugar subsidy, which inflates the price of sugar to “two or three times the price on the world market.” By shifting production to Mexico, Hershey can buy sugar at the world price, which in turn can make its product pricing more competitive with its international competitors, Cadbury-Schweppes of Great Britain and Nestle of Switzerland.

The US sugar policy is borderline criminal.

[voltaires_zit]

> The US sugar policy is borderline criminal.

The one amendment that gets passed with every piece of legislation is the law of unintended consequences.

[HereInTheHeartland]

" The US sugar policy is borderline criminal."

All farm subsidies should be eliminated. All they do is distort economic activity.

[Brad from Tennessee]

I think the sugar subsidy had something to do with propping up the U.S. sugar industry after we broke ties with Cuba. If the program is going to have these kind of consequences maybe it should be scrapped.

[texastoo]

competitors, Cadbury-Schweppes of Great Britain and Nestle of Switzerland.

I don't find these chocolates cheaper. Do you? Someone is justifying cheap labor.

[patton]

Thank ADM - they bought a bunch of congresscreatures, to ensure that corn syrup is cheaper.

(I am allergic to corn syrup.)