[agere_contra]

Ok, you really need to pick up the news on this.

The FDA - who I feel I should point out are another regulatory body of the United States like the EPA - have carried out dozens of armed raids on people who sell unpasteurized milk: also organic produce and natural supplements.

They have seized their property and livelihood under color of law. In most cases they have not presented warrants nor shown any probable cause.

Here is an indicative timeline

This is evident, in-your-face, Government tyranny on behalf of Lobby Agriculture against their small-time competitors. And you haven't heard of it? Or you don't think its relevant?

It is highly relevant to this discussion because it shows what happens when a market becomes hostage to intervention. Government Intervention is what you are wishing upon every market in the United States - you need to look hard and long at the toxic effects of that.

[agere_contra]

Ok, end-of-day here. See you all on the next thread. Goodnight to all.

[DannyTN]

So now you are saying we shouldn't raise the already existing tariffs back up to where they were because the FDA raids people who illegally sell unpasteurized milk??? That doesn't make any sense.

Unpasteurized milk is completely irrelevant to this discussion because we don't import it.

It's illegal and if you sell it you are breaking the law.

And yes if we raise the tariffs, and you smuggle goods into the country without paying the proper tariffs you're likely to get raided and your goods seized. That's okay by me.