nah man, let's just ask the marketplace what it thinks and then do that.

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>> ^MINK:
nah man, let's just ask the marketplace what it thinks and then do that.


The fact that an over-processed candy bar is cheaper compared to something relatively fresh from the ground - cauliflower for example - doesn't seem to make much sense when taking into consideration labor and processing and packaging, and Pollan's argument is that the best way to account for this difference is by looking at what the government subsidizes.

When the Farm Bill subsidizes resources mainly concerned in fat and carb production (corn, soy, wheat - and, indirectly, meat and milk), naturally, more farmers will move in that direction, flooding the market with more of these cheap goods, typically making them even more affordable. The end result is a fat America, sadly enough.

Affordability combined with the addictive qualities of a lot of these foods (sugars from corn, fats from soy) makes the market choice work in favor of the subsidies and the lobbyists who support them. Until that changes, there's always going to be more people at the Fatburger than the Farmer's Market.

I bought a bag of nuts the other day.

The bag cost the same as a 3x larger bag of Doritos.

I love Michael Pollan. He's talking about an issue which is so, so important.. but its tough to see it.

Me, I eat a lot of lentils.

Election08? I think this was from 1999.

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