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kccqzytoday at 5:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

So why hasn’t that been done? Have some representatives and senators set limits on almond exports. Surely they wouldn’t be voted out in the next election given how farmers are outnumbered.


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markdowntoday at 9:27 PM

Bold of you to assume that ordinary voters matter more than Billionaires like the Resnicks of The Wonderful Company.

patmorgan23today at 5:31 PM

Because farmers are making money off of exporting and have significant lobbying power