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Re:America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis by MattGaiser on Saturday July 25, 2020 @11:43PM (#23954259)
Yes, because cheap food is not something that would otherwise interest lots of people...

Increasing corn production also does not play to a crucial constituency in the Presidential elections...

This obsession with “rich donors” ignores that voters will also get mad at politicians for the consequences of eliminating those subsidies.

Re:America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis by jyounker on Sunday July 26, 2020 @12:22AM (#23954418)
The smaller your donor base, the fewer people you have to make happy. My personal belief is that this is why income inequality is inversely correlated with democratic representation.