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Mike Rogers: “A more recent example might be Venezuela. You go to their…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Mike Rogers roundtable with Michigan farmers in Hudsonville

Published | Video Starts at 07:33

I think it's impossible for the government to say, you're not going to sell it for any more. So much. I'm old enough to remember Nixon trying to price control. That was a disaster. A more recent example might be Venezuela. You go to their, you see pictures of their grocery stores, there's food on the shelves, right? That's what happens when the government sets your prices. I agree. I agree, Mike. What about labor? Anybody have any labor issues that labor. Is an important part of? Specialty crops, especially apples, cherries, asparagus, vegetables are all specialty crops. (07:33–07:45)

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Asserts that government price controls lead to empty grocery store shelves, using Venezuela as an example.

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