Oops: Sen. Chuck Schumer mangles Farm Bill tweet

If the price of milk doubled, wouldn’t that be good for middle-class dairy farmers?

Some of Schumer’s Twitter followers were understandably confused:

@ChuckSchumer Price, or cost?

— Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) September 30, 2012

Schumer later clarified he was talking about the  impact on middle-class families, not middle-class farmers:

Correction: middle class families

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) September 30, 2012

That makes much more sense, but why would the price of milk double only for middle-class families? What about upper-class families, lower-class families, and individuals of all incomes?

https://twitter.com/Jfedkiw/status/252518383713656832

For that matter, where is it written that the price of milk must be controlled by the government? Why not let the market determine such things?

@ChuckSchumer The price of Milk is artificial if that is the case and it is time we paid the correct price for it.

— Poetmaggie (@poetmaggie) September 30, 2012

Finally, if low food prices are so desirable, why is Congress propping up the price of sugar and other agricultural products?