Credit: Library of CongressCrony capitalism is a major problem in the areas
of food and agriculture. Take the dairy industry. As Baylen
Linnekin explains, historically, this industry has been one of the
most visible practitioners of crony capitalism—at least since it
began to use government to squeeze out competition from newfangled
margarine—a less expensive alternative to butter—in the mid- to
late-1800s. The industry later supported a similar push to ban
cheap milk substitutes like filled milk. More recently, large,
heavily- subsidized corporate dairy producers have turned their
focus to promoting the FDA’s continued prohibition of raw milk.

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