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...desperate," says Erwin Schöpges, president of the Belgian Milk Producer Lobby. "We can't make a living. If politicians don't help us, we won't have a European dairy sector anymore...
...European Commission has moved in the short term to help farmers rebound from the global downturn. In January, milk prices fell so fast that officials reinstated export subsidies, a controversial measure that means European milk is sold to the rest of the world at artificially low prices, sometimes destroying local markets in poorer countries. In March, the commission started buying up butter and skimmed milk, raising the specter of new butter mountains. (Officials said because the purchases were temporary and on such a small scale, they resulted only in what could be described as "butter hillocks...
...Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel told the European Parliament last week there was no negotiation on the quota issue. But she promised other measures to help the farmers, including enacting special rules on state subsidies so governments can offer them a one-time aid payment...
...firmly believe that sickness should not be seen as a business opportunity. Medical practitioners should be allowed to practice without the fear of being sued. Tests should be run solely to help with diagnosis and treatment and not to keep lawyers off practitioners' backs. Queries by the doctors to health schemes should be handled by medical professionals and not operatives with only one main aim: to save money rather than help the patient. Anton van Eeden, PHILIPSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA...
...roots of Reaganism run deep, and those against a government-sponsored plan shout loudest. People who do want to expand coverage and cut costs—and quite possibly truly want to help their fellow citizens—are still hesitant to support the expansion of Washington’s influence in the market. In many ways, the invisible hand is strangling the Democratic Party. A big part of the president’s speech aimed to convince insured Democrats with market-friendly perspectives that a government-run public option could work, while also convincing progressives that although the letter...