On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:47:05 +0000, NOYB wrote:


Big sugar got in the way. Besides, there are thousands of homes to the
south of those levees now. It's impossible to undo the damage.

Ah yes, the Fanjul Family, corporate welfare at it's worst. I've
mentioned before, the incestuous relationship between pork and campaign
contributions. This is a prime example. The Fanjuls contribute to *both*
Republican and Democrats, but oh, the payback, $60 million in 1998. No
worries about environmental damages, the sugar industry is subsidized to
the tune of $472 per acre. Sweet deal.

http://southernstudies.org/facingsou...over-cafta.asp

http://www.free-eco.org/articleDisplay.php?id=459