Corn syrup was cheaper than sugar well before Clinton. One of the main reasons for the “new coke” debacle in '85 was the switch from sugar to corn syrup.
Right. That was due to corn subsidies encouraging overproduction. Those expired under Clinton. We knew it was a problem, but he put the economy before our national health and renewed the subsidies.
Corn syrup was cheaper than sugar well before Clinton. One of the main reasons for the “new coke” debacle in '85 was the switch from sugar to corn syrup.
Right. That was due to corn subsidies encouraging overproduction. Those expired under Clinton. We knew it was a problem, but he put the economy before our national health and renewed the subsidies.