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> The problem is, it leads to cost-cutting and unsafe practices. The fact that American eggs and poultry meat need to be washed because it would otherwise be unsafe to eat from the horrible conditions the poultry is exposed to is telling enough.

They only need to be washed, because that's what the regulations say. If the regulations say that they need to be save without washing, that's what farmers would deliver. Farmers in the EU aren't any less greedy.

People all across the wealth spectrum are getting richer.

But in any case, coming back to the 'milk glut': cheap milk makes more of a difference for poor people than for rich people.



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