Why Does The United States Government Need A "Raisin Reserve?"

Washington Post via Outside the Beltway Blog ^ | July 26, 2013 | Doug Mataconis

[SunkenCiv]

George Carlin said he always wanted to be in this commercial, “sittin’ down in the milk, with my raisin beret...”

CTTOI, haven’t heard from him in a while either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGXl311mM3A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biuwby6j5Gw

[dearolddad]

The Raisin Reserve is just one of a thousand or more things that need to be shut down.

I think there are the same types of regs. for oranges and avocados. (market orders)

[GeronL]

Yep. and peanuts are controlled and sugar prices are artificially high because of government programs and...

[hattend]

On Thursday, Rep. Trey Radel (R)introduced a bill that would eliminate the reserve’s legal underpinnings. It would end the 1949 rule, Marketing Order 989, that created the Raisin Administrative Committee and the reserve.

Well, it's a start! Probably 3000 government employees on this Committee by now.