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Sugar Subsidies

President Donald Trump alongside a bottle of Coca-Cola, and a field of sugarcane with tape across it that says "TARIFFS." | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Viktorfischer | Ittipon | Dreamstime.com | Midjourney

Sugar

Trump Says Coke Will Be Made With Real Sugar. His Policies Make That More Difficult.

Government policy bears much of the blame for the use of high-fructose corn syrup, and Trump's policies will not change that.

Joe Lancaster | 7.17.2025 3:00 PM

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Halloween

Why Is Halloween Candy So Expensive? Sugar Protectionism.

A new report from the GAO highlights how America's system of sugar subsidies and tariffs costs consumers about $3.5 billion every year.

Eric Boehm | 10.31.2023 2:55 PM

Two men are seen shaking hands in front of a backdrop showing several industries that benefit from subsidies and political favors | Illustration: Lex Villena; Kaphoto

Economics

America Needs a Better Kind of Capitalism

Big corporations and entire industries constantly use their connections in Congress to get favors, no matter which party is in power.

Veronique de Rugy | 3.9.2023 3:30 PM

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Welfare King!

The tech billionaire isn't alone among the mega-wealthy in getting piles of money from government at all levels, say the authors of Welfare for the Rich.

Nick Gillespie | 3.3.2021 5:33 PM

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Sugar Subsidies

Stossel: Sugar's Sweetheart Deal

Sugar subsidies are welfare for the rich. They cost consumers billions a year.

John Stossel and Tanvir Toy | 2.26.2019 9:45 AM

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Reasontv

Stossel: Sugar's Sweetheart Deal

Sugar subsidies are welfare for the rich. They cost consumers billions a year.

John Stossel and Tanvir Toy | 2.26.2019 9:30 AM

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