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Comments on MetaFilter post Mohair, YourhairMon, 06 Jan 2003 18:17:31 -0800Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:17:31 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Mohair, Yourhair
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<a href="http://www.mohairusa.com/">The Mohair Council of America </a> wins the prize for our country's most unique lobbying group. (I mean, really - it's mohair!) The MCA exists largely to protect the <a href="http://www.greenscissors.org/agriculture/mohair.htm">mohair subsidies</a>, which are leftover from a time when the military used the material for uniforms. The subsidies were phased out in the mid 90s, but the MCA lobbied hard enough to bring them back in 1999. It just goes to show that with a well-placed lobbying arm, even the most useless, obscure interest group can get a piece of the government pie.
(Runner up: <a href="http://www.flexpack.org/">The Flexible Packaging Association</a>)post:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696Mon, 06 Jan 2003 17:31:59 -0800risencmohairlobbyingsubsidiespackagingBy: Kevs
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#412808
Subsidies should exist for two reasons in a fair, global market:
One is if the industry needs to be able to be run domestically. For instance, we need in the US that capacity to have some oil here, in the case of a major war. There are very few of these industries.
Two is less certain. In nations where there are infant industries and limited capital, it might make sense to subsidize and/or protect the industry. This is not the case for any US industry.
All subsidies and protections do, in a developed market, is cause similar protectionist measures on the other side. It makes no sense, and is entirely efficient. O'Niell proposed having all subsidies/protectionist tariffs in developed countries lowered to 0% by 2015, US included, and having developing countries lower theirs on a percentage-base, though not completely to zero. The Europeans said this was ridiculous, and that's why the Doha Round is going so slowly.
Dear World Leaders: Protectionism in developing countries is usually ineffective. Protectionism in developed countries is never effective.
This Mohair debacle is pork-barreling at its finest.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-412808Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:17:31 -0800KevsBy: Salmonberry
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#412812
...and yet mohair is still so darned expensive....
But c'mon. Angora goats are cute. We should create big subsidies so people can keep them as pets. I could be wrong, but I'm thought NZ/Australia subsidise their farmers in this industry.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-412812Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:26:02 -0800SalmonberryBy: jonmc
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#412824
I dunno how succesful the lobby'll be, but I damn sure got them a <a href="http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%832B%03%0Bm%81%BB">theme song</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-412824Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:59:32 -0800jonmcBy: samuelad
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#412844
Why don't they call it Angora Goathair? I always thought it came from the Mo.
jonmc, and to think my username could have been Mohair Sam. Ah, life's missed opportunities.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-412844Mon, 06 Jan 2003 19:47:23 -0800samueladBy: troutfishing
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#413039
Don't mess with Mohair.comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-413039Tue, 07 Jan 2003 07:39:41 -0800troutfishingBy: Eekacat
http://www.metafilter.com/22696/Mohair-Yourhair#413117
Isn't Sam Donaldson a major receiver of Mohair subsidies?
They could have Bo Derek as a spokesperson and call it Bohair. Goats with beads......comment:www.metafilter.com,2003:site.22696-413117Tue, 07 Jan 2003 09:47:31 -0800Eekacat
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