Speaking of Raisins
June 1st 2020 From NPR: During the Depression, the federal government began a reserve program meant to stabilize raisin prices. Each year, a board of raisin producers would meet and decide how much of the overall crop should be set aside for a reserve, with the set-side raisins used for charity, government programs, or export. The program worked for decades, until in 2003, a pair of raisin growers charged that
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