tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post2277290013610117246..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: In Which French Winemakers Act, Well, FrenchThomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-63005661561401353912009-05-10T02:33:00.000-04:002009-05-10T02:33:00.000-04:00Sense -
Had a feeling you'd chime in.
I have no ...Sense -<br /><br />Had a feeling you'd chime in.<br /><br />I have no problem with pickiness, nor preferences, nor tradition, nor matters of taste. I do have a problem with rent-seeking and prohibitions. Also, I said nothing of genetically-modified food; only arbitrary classifications of wine. <br /><br />And don't you think that regulations *are* a form of subsidy, if the purpose is to benefit some (local) producers over others? If so, shouldn't you oppose them as well? And if that isn't the purpose, then why not just require transparency rather than make the products illegal?<br /><br />Cheers.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-57229864416631535112009-05-10T02:18:00.000-04:002009-05-10T02:18:00.000-04:00I don't think this is an economic issue only. It i...I don't think this is an economic issue only. It is also one of food preference. In Europe there is a higher emphasis on traditional food (German beer laws from 1516; something called cheese actually being cheese (as in consisting of milk)...). We don't like genetically modified corn, nor do we like the idea that your meat is being tampered with massively. Quality of food especially in France is simply much more important than in the US. The farm subsidies are one thing (that I am opposed to btw) but food regulation is another.Benjamin Thomas Sutpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657026660772257313noreply@blogger.com