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Not all is fault of the Great Depression legislation, take for example one that came to the forefront during the "Fiscal Cliff" negotiations. Read about the 1949 Agricultural Act on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_Act_of_1949

Remember that seven or eight dollar a gallon milk scare? That is the source of that mess. Follow the links at the bottom of the article for all sorts of farm bills.

Its pretty damn scary how much the government meddles in the industry because we have 400 plus experts.



What's good about that Act?




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