Editor’s note: Generous support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute. At the end of the 2006 school year, children’s nutrition advocate Dorothy Brayley had a disturbing conversation with a local dairy representative. He had come to her office to discuss participation in the summer trade show of food providers she runs as director of… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesThese things always seem to come down to semantics: was it a kickback or a rebate? The fact that the prices are being paid by schools and government (where everything is paid for by taxpayers, including the people getting the kickbacks) should be enough to induce every seller to cooperate fully in providing best quality at best price.
Posted by TrimbathPhD on Mar 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM I agree they should give higher quality for all the tax we pay.
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