[lbo-talk] Colbert, Dafur, and Dems

[J Cullen]

Depends on what you mean by regulating food prices. Farmers want to 
prop up commodity prices and commodities usually are such a small 
part of the consumer-level cost of food that farmers wouldn't 
necessarily object to price controls at the grocery level.  They 
might even support grocery price controls if they were tied to corn 
and other commodity price supports.

-- Jim Cullen


>Max B. Sawicky wrote:
>
>>Not necessarily.  A self-employed person or entrepreneur might prefer
>>regulation of large, predatory firms, up to or including nationalization
>>(e.g., railroads in the 19th century) or substitution of cooperatives
>>(ditto).
>
>Sure. But regulation of small biz? Never. 19th century farmers were 
>all for regulating the railroads - but regulating food prices? Nah! 
>Which is why you can never trust the petit bourgeoisie!
>
>Doug
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