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Thursday, February 2, 2024
The End of the Cotton Subsidy
By Dr. Steven Taylor

Via the BBC: US Congress scraps cotton subsidy

The US Congress has approved the scrapping of major subsidies to the cotton industry, in a move that could help producers in the developing world.

The administration agreed in December to implement a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against the subsidies, but it needed congressional authorisation.

Now if we could just start phasing out all the other agricultural subsidies…

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2 Comments

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    1. Indeed. Those are one of my pet peeves.

      Comment by Jay — Thursday, February 2, 2024 @ 7:53 am

    2. Indeed. The sooner they are gone, the better.

      Comment by Robert Prather — Saturday, February 4, 2024 @ 5:09 pm

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