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 "Furthermore, the House was debating whether to phase out sugar subsidies. The Time [magazine] reporters [covering the story] noted that the tax was never passed. Their account concluded, 'That's access.' "
"I thought it was astonishing that someone who donates a lot of money to political parties was able to get through to the president personally, on a federal holiday, when he's quite otherwise occupied," Dr. Nestle revealed to me in a phone interview.
"You and I could not do that. Lobbying ..."- Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) "Nestle also investigated the connection between contributions from political action committees (PACs) and congressional votes on sugar subsidies. Not surprisingly, she found that the largest contributions from sugar PACs went to congressional members who voted for the subsidies. She also uncovered that the larger the PAC contribution, the more likely our elected officials were to support sugar industry positions. In addition, Dr." - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.) |
 "In 1991,1,700 farms raised sugarcane and 13,700 raised sugar beets in the United States, but 42 percent of the sugar subsidies went to just 1 percent of these growers. The owners of these few farms give generously to both political parties. The Fanjul family, for example, controls about one-third of Florida's sugarcane production and collects at least $60 million annually in subsidies. The Fanjuls contributed more than $350,000 to the two political parties - more to Democrats than to Republicans — through their Flo-Sun companies in 1997-1998."- Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.) |
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