I don’t know why everyone thinks these things are so black and white. For example, corn subsidies inevitably lowers the price of sugar, which means — on a micr

I don’t know why everyone thinks these things are so black and white. For example, corn subsidies inevitably lowers the price of sugar, which means — on a micro level - some food engineer might replace some fat with sugar to reduce costs but keep appeal - which, in a macro level, encourages higher sugar content in processed foods. It can be argued that subsidies are for national security by ensuring there will always be US farmers in case some country cuts imports to us. But as for heightened sugar problem, you can’t exactly blame the company, food engineer, industry, farmers, Congress or consumers directly. No one intended this side effect — it just kinda happened. It’s like it’s a complex problem and there’s 1000 angles and you just have to look at these micro-issues individually. You can’t just say “regulate it” or “consumers should be responsible.”