"The American government spends three times as much on cotton subsidies as it does on foreign a

"The American government spends three times as much on cotton subsidies as it does on foreign aid for all of Africa."

Source: Andrews, Edmund L., "Rich Nations Criticized for Barriers to Trade," The New York Times, September 30, 2002, http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/30/international/30TRAD.html. (Verified 04/18/14).

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