" Were we directed from Washington when to sow, when to reap, we should soon want bread ." --Thomas Jefferson * * * According to the Korea Herald : Korea struggles with rising cost of food Another headline for the article could be, "Korean farmers benefit from government intervention in agriculture." Here are my suggestions: 1) Drop trade barriers and quotas on agriculture for a year. Of course, continue with safety inspections. Korea would be flooded with food, cheaper food, from around the world. Again, continue with safety inspections. 2) Work out a deal so that American farmers paid to destroy food and not farm some land to keep prices down instead can ship it to South Korea. But would South Korea accept such "food dumping"? CJL By the way, here is the table of contents of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement. It may be the best I can expect when governments agree on "free" trade. Managed trade would seem to be more accurate. http://www.ustr.gov...
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