By Rick Manning Donald Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t believe that America has gotten the better end of trade deals over the past twenty years and has built much of his appeal to voters who have seen their wages stagnate and have witnessed or […]

By Rick Manning The nation’s political eyes are on Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina for the beginning of the 2016 presidential selection process with the rural South and Texas following hot on their heels.  It is obvious that agriculture issues play a heavy role in the […]

Nov. 9, 2015, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement applauding Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for coming out in favor of a zero for zero approach to eliminating U.S. sugar subsidies : “Sen. Rubio has exactly the right approach to zero for zero sugar subsidies policies , which is to say, the U.S. should get rid of its subsidies when […]

By Rick Manning Urge Congress to end sugar subsidies the right way! Federal government sugar support or subsidies have been part of our national policy since the First Congress of the United States in 1789 legislated a foreign sugar tariff to help fund the fledgling government . Sugar subsidies, supports or tariffs have existed virtually non-stop throughout our nation’s history since this initial act of Congress.  From the last half of the 20th Century to today, […]

By Rick Manning Federal government sugar support or subsidies have been part of our national policy since the First Congress of the United States in 1789 legislated a foreign sugar tariff to help fund the fledgling government . Sugar subsidies, supports or tariffs have existed virtually non-stop throughout our nation’s history since this initial act of Congress. From the last half of the 20th Century to today, […]

By Rick Manning Federal government farm subsidies have long been a bane to free marketeers, and the anticipated passage of a new five year farm bill by the U.S. Congress will likely include another round of government price supports for commodities. Congress’ balancing act is between the […]

By Rick Manning Ending sugar subsidies makes sense if done the right way. The right way is to create a pathway for ending the subsidies that allows the U.S. sugar farmers and industry to compete in a free and open marketplace, winning or losing market share based […]

By Willie Deutsch There is a fierce war in America between the sugar producers and large food manufacturers.  While most U.S. crop policies rely on subsidies, America does not subsidize sugar.  Instead U.S. sugar policy is based on sugar tariffs and domestic quotas.  U.S. Sugar […]