Comments on: whee, global poverty, or agricultural subsidies http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/ botany, shoes, books, and justice Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:49:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to starve a country http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-80 How to starve a country Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:19:50 +0000 http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/#comment-80 [...] posted before about the damage farm subsidies can do to the economies of other countries. Corn is one of the most heavily [...] [...] posted before about the damage farm subsidies can do to the economies of other countries. Corn is one of the most heavily [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Nathan Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:39:48 +0000 http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/#comment-27 It's not my fault if people on a budget buy too much Coke. Maybe you could try listing the actual "cheap foods" that are killing the poor, and they are <strong>helpless</strong> to stay away from. It’s not my fault if people on a budget buy too much Coke. Maybe you could try listing the actual “cheap foods” that are killing the poor, and they are helpless to stay away from.

]]> By: gravity’s rainbow » complaints about ER http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-25 gravity’s rainbow » complaints about ER Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:40:36 +0000 http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/#comment-25 [...] immigrants do know how to take care of themselves. They’re doctors, teachers, farmers. As I mentioned a few days ago, our agricultural subsidies have done terrible things to the Mexican economy. These [...] [...] immigrants do know how to take care of themselves. They’re doctors, teachers, farmers. As I mentioned a few days ago, our agricultural subsidies have done terrible things to the Mexican economy. These [...]

]]> By: sarcozona http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-21 sarcozona Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:04:59 +0000 http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/#comment-21 No, I'm not kidding. Poor people have higher rates of diet related health problems. Poor people buy cheaper food. The food is cheap because it was made from cheap ingredients like high fructose corn syrup. <a href="http://grist.org/news/maindish/2006/02/22/philpott/" rel="nofollow">HFCS now accounts for nearly half of the caloric sweeteners added to processed food...[C]heap and abundant additives such as HFCS allow manufacturers to sweeten food liberally without adding much to their production costs. For people on a tight budget, these additives can also make cheap food the most efficient way to get calories.</a> High fructose corn syrup is only cheap because of the incredible overproduction of corn subsidized by the US government. No, I’m not kidding. Poor people have higher rates of diet related health problems. Poor people buy cheaper food. The food is cheap because it was made from cheap ingredients like high fructose corn syrup.

HFCS now accounts for nearly half of the caloric sweeteners added to processed food…[C]heap and abundant additives such as HFCS allow manufacturers to sweeten food liberally without adding much to their production costs. For people on a tight budget, these additives can also make cheap food the most efficient way to get calories.

High fructose corn syrup is only cheap because of the incredible overproduction of corn subsidized by the US government.

]]> By: Nathan http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Nathan Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:46:55 +0000 http://sarcozona.org/2007/07/06/whee-global-poverty-or-agricultural-subsidies/#comment-19 An effect of subsidizing is that it makes Americans unhealthy? You're kidding right? An effect of subsidizing is that it makes Americans unhealthy? You’re kidding right?

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