Hear Me Out: The U.S. Sugar Program Isnt A Sweet Deal
b'On today\\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\\u2026 a spoonful of sugar helps the trade protectionism go down.\\n\\nThe Farm Bill is up for renewal this year \\u2014 and there\\u2019s a chorus of voices now, as in years past, saying it\\u2019s time we stop favoring domestic sugar.\\n\\nThe U.S. has subsidized American sugar producers for almost as long as we\\u2019ve been a republic, but the current system is very complicated\\u2026 and very costly for the average consumer. Some argue that it\\u2019s closer to a cartel than it is a regulatory model.\\n\\nColin Grabow, research fellow at the Cato Institute, joins us to argue for the end of the U.S. sugar program.\\n\\nYou can find Celeste\\u2019s other podcast, Big Sugar, wherever you listen to podcasts.\\n\\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\\n\\nPodcast production by Maura Currie\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\\xa0for your first three months.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'