The 2023 Farm Bill is projected to spend $700 billion over the next five years, with powerful industry lobbyists directing funds to enrich themselves at the expense of agricultural communities, human health, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.
Most Americans have never heard of this massive omnibus bill, which Congress reauthorizes every five or so years, yet it impacts us every day. It shapes our food system–from subsidizing factory farms to funding food and nutrition programs, and it is why burgers are artificially cheap and salads cost more than they should.
> with votes for politicians that push for innovative solutions
Where did that got us in the last 50 years? Still business as usual.
> actively trying to develop new technologies to mitigate the strategy
And some of them consume very little, and a western minority consumes much more than in 1960.
https://futureearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/great_acc...
> Why do I pay almost double for 'bio' foodstuff? Why do people today choose to buy ultra processed instead of simple foods
Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad
https://fortune.com/2023/07/21/why-healthy-food-so-expensive...
The 2023 Farm Bill is projected to spend $700 billion over the next five years, with powerful industry lobbyists directing funds to enrich themselves at the expense of agricultural communities, human health, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability.
Most Americans have never heard of this massive omnibus bill, which Congress reauthorizes every five or so years, yet it impacts us every day. It shapes our food system–from subsidizing factory farms to funding food and nutrition programs, and it is why burgers are artificially cheap and salads cost more than they should.
> with votes for politicians that push for innovative solutions
Where did that got us in the last 50 years? Still business as usual.
> actively trying to develop new technologies to mitigate the strategy
You have one of the 4 classic viewpoints, pretty understandable, but not really realistic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPb_0JZ6-Rc