The most usual complaint I see about the raisin reserve (and yes, it does come up every few years...), is that it is unfair to farmers. The government seizes “excess” raisins from the farmers, and pays them back “if there’s enough money”.
Wikipedia has a good article on the issue.
Edit: Well, I should have read the article in its entirety. Apparently they just repealed the reserve earlier this year.
The most usual complaint I see about the raisin reserve (and yes, it does come up every few years...), is that it is unfair to farmers. The government seizes “excess” raisins from the farmers, and pays them back “if there’s enough money”.
Wikipedia has a good article on the issue.
Edit: Well, I should have read the article in its entirety. Apparently they just repealed the reserve earlier this year.