Now it's personal: beer & food prices would go up under new FDA regs

Breweries and livestock farmers have had an arrangement for basically forever by which the breweries sell leftover grains as feed for the animals.

The leviathan state can't abide by such a straightforward, win-win scenario:

under the new rules, the grains would be regulated like pet foods and would have to meet FDA regulations for food safety. These regulations would cost both farmers and brewers more than a handshake.

Naturally there isn't a single report in the entire history of these grain deals of harm coming to either livestock or humans. Regardless, regulators in Washington have found yet another thing to interfere in and, yet again, the feds want to stop Americans from doing something they've done since the country was young.

Along with the outrage caused among brewers and farmers, a few Congressmen have also questioned the FDA over why these sudden new rules are necessary, causing the FDA to take another look at the regulations.

"We are working to develop regulations that are responsive to the concerns expressed, practical for businesses, and that also help ensure that food for animals is safe and will not cause injury to animals or humans," the FDA said in a statement.

But if these new rules take effect at any level, it will essentially be just a new tax added to beer prices. According to the Tax Foundation, already some 40 percent of what we pay for beer is made up of taxes.

Worse, some sources also claim that these new rules will also drive up food prices beyond the price of beer.

Hobbled economic activity - on purpose.