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> how do we let these get so big? My understanding is there was a big change in policy during Nixon's administration, when agribusiness lobbyist Earl "Rusty" B
by waffle_ss 8y ago
> how do we let these get so big?
My understanding is there was a big change in policy during Nixon's administration, when agribusiness lobbyist Earl "Rusty" Butz became USDA secretary.[1] His mottos were "get big or get out" and "plant fence row to fence row."
[1]: https://grist.org/article/the-butz-stops-here/ https://grist.org/article/the-butz-stops-here/