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> Farmers don’t get to set the price of their products Actually farmers could set any price if they colluded to manipulate the market. People will buy food at
by csomar 6y ago
> Farmers don’t get to set the price of their products
Actually farmers could set any price if they colluded to manipulate the market. People will buy food at any price and everyday.
- clipradiowallet 6y agoThis is offset by imported food. If 100% of American farmers colluded to fix prices, they'd have their lunch eaten(hah) by food importers. Obviously not everything is importable(eg rice), but there is more to the market than the American farmers.
- anonAndOn 6y agoYou're right, there is more to the market but not how you describe it. Tariffs are available to any American cartel willing to buy enough politicians. Take a look at sugar, for example. [0] [0]https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/candy-coated-cartel-time-kill-us-sugar-program https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/candy-coated-cartel-tim...