31. The agreement avoids a proposed tax on Florida sugar growers. 32. The cleanup is largely being financed by South Florida taxpayers and Florida sugar growers. 33. The bill would end assigned planting limits for domestic sugar growers, and lower the guaranteed-minimum price by one cent a pound. 34. The current cleanup is largely being financed by South Florida property taxpayers, followed by sugar growers. 35. The municipal government helped obtain land on high ground, and local sugar growers provided machinery to clear roads and truck in materials. 36. The Paramonga and San Jancinto sugar growers were purchased privately in April and May before the government issued regulations governing the sale of sugar cooperatives in July. 37. The program has enriched domestic sugar growers at the expense of ordinary consumers and, in some cases, the environment. 38. The sugar growers convinced a majority of voters that the tax would have cost thousands of jobs. 39. The sugar growers agreed to pay for water treatment programs, not quite half the total. 40. The sugar growers, accused of polluting the Everglades with fertilizer runoff, spent large sums to defeat the proposal. |