To: T'wit
High-fructose corn syrup is worse for health than sugar is... and incidentally, Archer Daniels Midlands lobbies for sugar price supports, causing sugar to be more expensive, which causes soft drink companies to use high fructose corn syrup in their sodas. By astonishing coincidence, ADM makes high fructose corn syrup. I'm just sure the framers intended business to influence government in this way, to their own financial advantage.
40 posted on
09/03/2006 10:45:54 AM PDT by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
To: coloradan
>> I'm just sure the framers intended business to influence government in this way, to their own financial advantage.
What was it Adam Smith said? Two businessmen never meet without colluding to fix prices. But, of course, private enterprises have no power of their own to make consumers buy an overpriced product. For that, they have to cut a deal with government. Corruption is for sale! The only thing is, it's always done in back alleys. The bureaucrats should just adopt truth-in-advertising and hang out their shingle: SWINDLES, GRAFT & PRIVILEGE BOUGHT AND SOLD HERE.
P.S. My solution to ADM is never to use, or to buy products that contain, high fructose corn syrup.
46 posted on
09/03/2006 5:48:03 PM PDT by
T'wit
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