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> It certainly has drawbacks. (Ex: we subsidize too much corn and wheat.) Huge drawback right here, corn (high fructose corn syrup, corn itself) and wheat are
by lambdaba 7y ago
> It certainly has drawbacks. (Ex: we subsidize too much corn and wheat.)
Huge drawback right here, corn (high fructose corn syrup, corn itself) and wheat are both at the center of the obesity epidemic and health crisis. It's a point that's often brought up and isn't controversial at this point, but inertia makes it hard to correct, especially with said subsidies.
- systemvoltage 7y agoLet's go to the source of this problem - Corn/Wheat lobbyist paying off lawmakers in DC. This is the root cause of American sell out. It is an awful system that needs to be completely dismantled, criminilized and banned. Please don't tell me about how each special group has the right to lobby... this is an asymmetrical game. As the corn/wheat lobbyists lobby, who is opposing them? No one. And, as their interests are in billions of dollars, it is literally impossible of oppose. I am willing to bet, large number of America's problems can be traced straight to the abhorrently corrupt process of lobbying.
- ethbro 7y ago'... democracy is the worst form of Government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time...' What's your proposal for how to ban lobbying?
- systemvoltage 7y agohttps://berniesanders.com/issues/money-out-of-politics/ https://berniesanders.com/issues/money-out-of-politics/ You could vote for him if you're in the US.
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- zo1 7y agoThat quote doesn't paint the full picture. E.g. We haven't tried direct-democracy. Still won't fix peoples' herd-like behavior of following skilled orators, but it should make a serious dent in lobbying.
- goldenkey 7y agoCorn and wheat are damn healthy when consumed raw. Individual trends and desires are the problem, not wheat or corn. Shredded wheat is one of the healthiest foods to eat. So is whole corn.