“ By some measures, the United States already has a milk deficit, not a surplus, the NFFC has said. Instead of slaughtering cows, the NFFC has said, Congress should implement more generous price protections and crack down on anti-competitive behavior by cooperatives and milk processors that holds down milk prices.
Watertown Daily Times | Stimulus may bolster dairy industry
The EU does this whole price fixing thing, removing milk from the market to drive up prices.
Not really working that well for them, as they end up with huge amounts of product bought but never used, which is money right out of the taxpayer’s pocket. I’d rather avoid that here, personally.
When did competitive behavior that holds down prices for the consumer become a bad thing?
(via bellatoris)
When higher prices appear to pay tax hungry governments.
