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Re:It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts expl... by jessriedel on Friday August 10, 2018 @10:46AM (#17733683)
If the demand for these products existed, the market would easily provide them. But why would excess supply be created if no one wants it?
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Re:It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts expl... by danharaj on Friday August 10, 2018 @10:49AM (#17733706)
Agriculture is, like, the least free market.
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Re:It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts expl... by jessriedel on Friday August 10, 2018 @03:44PM (#17736219)
Ignoring your hyperbole, I agree the existence of many distorting subsidies surely affects prices, but the price of all food is low across the board (compared to other industrialized countries). If people wanted to buy the healthy options at the price paid for them in Europe, they would be available.
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Re:It’s easy to become obese in America. These 7 charts expl... by georgeecollins on Saturday August 11, 2018 @01:34PM (#17740645)
Right, in the US corn in (Blame Iowa :) ) is super subsidized.
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