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Re:Rise of the Creative Class Worked a Little Too Well by maxxxxx on Friday October 27, 2017 @07:18PM (#15573024)
As far as I know the food basics are highly subsidized. Isn't the yearly farm bill around 20 billion?
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Re:Rise of the Creative Class Worked a Little Too Well by WalterBright on Friday October 27, 2017 @09:06PM (#15573454)
US population is 323.1m, annual food per is $6000, or roughly $180b. Even more roughly, then 10% of the food budget is subsidized. $20b doesn't explain cheap food prices.
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