Our country unfortunately pays the penalty of being targeted by terrorist groups. I don't know if Argentina, Brazil, India, and China bear that same problem, but to do nothing would be the greatest disadvantage for the little guy. You will guarantee that small independents will close. Farmers will travel hundreds more miles to get products. The bigger companies potentially will be laughing. So to do nothing to equalize this issue could be one more nail in the coffin for rural communities by disadvantaging and closing up retailers, and thereby disadvantaging the growers. All that cost will be driven right down to the growers and the consumers.
On June 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.