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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by squish78 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @03:36PM (#20771616)
Do you want to eat unregulated Chinese mystery meat? Not that I agree with the sentiment of 'holding the urban areas hostage' but the US and the world need the agricultural production of the central US
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by will_walker on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:51PM (#20774175)
California actually provides most of the produce (vegetables fruits and nuts) for the nation. The midwestern corn / soy / beef states are focused on producing bulk commodities for export to other countries.
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete by squish78 on Friday August 23, 2019 @09:26AM (#20777290)
Yes, you are correct. My comment implied that a healthy population needs both. The agriculture crops are equally necessary for calories and protein
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