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Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by QuercusMax on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @01:34AM (#20037094)
Well, to start, corn is highly subsidized. This means corn syrup is cheaper than it should be, making soda and most processed foods cheaper than healthier options.
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Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by foldingmoney on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @01:57AM (#20037184)
Low quality ingredients will always be cheaper than high quality ingredients, regardless of subsidies and taxes. That's an unfortunate fact of life, not a government decision.

And there's nothing to stop people buying diet soda.

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Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by QuercusMax on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:40AM (#20038905)
Here's an article backing up my point:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-diet-farm-subsidie...

Why do we need the govt making cheap unhealthy stuff even cheaper?

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