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In response to ""US Agriculture fee" WTF is that? -- nm" by lileve

That's very important. They want to prevent pests from entering the US. Florida has had a huge problem with crop diseases. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Feb 17 '11, 07:36

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seriously. pre september 11, the first question I always had at land borders was "do you have any citrus fruit?" -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 07:50 3
- a citrus disease would devastate Florida's economy. (and California too) -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:54 2
  - yeah, it just always amused me that it came before alcohol, tobacco, or firearms. -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 07:59 1
    - we don't care if you kill *yourself*, but leave our trees alone. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 08:00

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