[P2P-F] subsidizing junk food

[Michel Bauwens]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/farm-subsidies-junk-food_n_975711.html

Dear Kevin, or Eli, could you discuss this on the p2p blog?

"It's a well known fact that most farm subsidies go to crops, like feed
corn, that aren't exactly healthy. They're crops that are easy to grown en
masse and in the heartland. But a new study from the US Public Interest
Research Group, called "Apples To
Twinkies<https://www.uspirg.org/home/reports/report-archives/tax--budget-policy/tax--budget-policy--reports/apples-to-twinkies>,"
shows just how unhealthy most subsidized food is. According to the report,
the vast majority of produce subsidized by the USDA ends up in junk
food<http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/09/ag-subsidies-fund-junk-food-report-says/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foodsafetynews%2FmRcs+%28Food+Safety+News%29>
."

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