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thundara  ·  3920 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Europe Tells U.S. To Lay Off Brie And Get Its Own Cheese Names : The Salt : NPR

Ah, well, still a decent reason to maintain them ^^





kleinbl00  ·  3920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's pretty unfair to allow the French to be protectionist of their markets and not expect the United States to do the same.

thundara  ·  3920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's perhaps getting off topic from the OP, and I can't say my knowledge of global agriculture is great. That said, my impression of the US food policy has been more one of economic aggression. Corn subsidies here have resulted in us off-loading excess onto other countries, throwing heavy a wrench into foreign markets.

kleinbl00  ·  3920 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's hardly off-topic. Read the headline again - we're discussing EU economic aggression.

I'm not about to defend American subsidies. Our food system is whack. But I'm not about to say it's okay for the Europeans to do the exact same thing, either.