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I'm amazed that these "checkoff" organizations are still allowed to exist in the US. Do we really need to pay more for food to subsidize adverts for milk, eggs

• mason55 11y ago
  The idea is to prevent free riders in a commodified market and allow for collective action. It's actually very similar to a union in that each individual member (or farm) is small and can't have much effect on their own. By organizing collectively you can become more powerful but there's no incentive for any individual member to join. Think about the "Pork, the other white meat" or all the milk mustache ads. A single farm could never put that together but by working together they can benefit the industry as a whole. So that's how you end up with these "checkoff" organizations and arguments against right-to-work laws.
  • bigtunacan 11y ago
    Or one of favorites. "Beef. It's what's for dinner."
• protomyth 11y ago
  A case involving raisins[1,2] might start and end to some of this foolishness, but some of these lobbies are pretty powerful. I direct the hemp lovers to look at the lobbying efforts of the cotton folks. 1) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/22/supreme-court-raisin-farmer/28475623/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/22/supreme... 2) http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/horne-v-department-of-agriculture-2/ http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/horne-v-departmen...