Is that what Ms. Heard is calling her grumpy?" Archived Message Posted by longsnapper on April 26, 2022, 13:27:36, in reply to "Have you ever seen King Corn?" Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message That the meat and diary industry gets 2300x more govt subsidies than fruit & vegetable industry. $38B vs. $17M. That is ####ing outrageous, and reducing those subsidies would be a great way to start turning American consumption towards a more balanced and sustainable way. Note: by reduce meat I just try not to eat any meat on Monday & Tuesday. Message Thread: | This response ↓ I've been trying to reduce the amount of meat I eat. BUT, I didn't realize - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 13:21:00 My original numbers came from a Columbia University publication, and cited this author - longsnapper April 27, 2022, 7:53:03 This guy is now full Vegan (DanSaint alert) - Stu April 27, 2022, 5:39:32 FEED ME - lcubed April 27, 2022, 8:19:17 Isn’t this place always complaining about farmer subsidies? Corn, beans and wheat fall into the - harb April 26, 2022, 19:51:01 LOL* - ATL April 26, 2022, 20:35:33 Typically not for human consumption.* - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 20:18:38 And I forgot about the wheat used in flour and beer/booze production. * - harb April 26, 2022, 21:50:27 Not directly but in many many things that people consume. Corn meal is just one. Countless others i - harb April 26, 2022, 21:49:27 I'm sure you won't forget to subtract all the crops grown solely to feed livestock* - RangerDanger April 26, 2022, 22:07:11 Or to ship out to other countries for their consumption. It plays both ways. It was the discounted - harb April 26, 2022, 22:08:26 I'll research further, but stop with the "doesn't fit your narrative" nonsense. - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 22:06:15 I’ve gotten so much healthier since i cut back on red meat - Stu April 26, 2022, 19:41:53 How much did you cut back?* - Tortillini April 26, 2022, 19:45:15 Beef or pork no more often than every other day - Stu April 26, 2022, 19:48:49 Be more curious. - gnpbfubbgre April 26, 2022, 19:09:18 Thanks, I will take a deeper look. The numbers do seem odd* - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 20:33:45 Wait... corn is a vegetable now? Thanks a lot Biden.* - Chuck Woodaby April 26, 2022, 19:13:53 Maybe it is all popcorn therefore a snack. You can't prove otherwise really.* - gnpbfubbgre April 26, 2022, 19:14:54 Would also slow our carbon output* - cpsteine April 26, 2022, 17:58:45 the subsidies are upside down - TarheelIllini April 26, 2022, 14:44:51 Real food from farms should be cheap. Foods with more than 4 ingredients should be 100x more* - KCWildcat April 27, 2022, 6:09:12 hell no, next you'll want people to eat bugs* - bigbop85 April 26, 2022, 14:51:34 I'd like our obesity to go down - TarheelIllini April 26, 2022, 14:55:06 Stay the hell away from my delicious chicken pigs and cows!! * - Samricky April 26, 2022, 19:12:41 You can have as much of it as you want - TarheelIllini April 26, 2022, 19:43:57 I’ve done something similar. I used to eat cheeseburgers M - F. - bbonb April 26, 2022, 13:26:16 Good work cutting those carbs. * - doubledown April 26, 2022, 13:27:15 this is the future liberals want? no thanks - bigbop85 April 26, 2022, 13:24:49 farm subsidies are absurd* - Sounder April 26, 2022, 13:21:41 They are mismanaged, at the least.* - ghost_of_clt April 26, 2022, 16:45:16 Correct* - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 13:25:19 Have you ever seen King Corn? - Sounder April 26, 2022, 13:25:42 Is that what Ms. Heard is calling her grumpy?" - longsnapper April 26, 2022, 13:27:36 nothing wrong with it per our resident free market republican - suburbanmyth April 26, 2022, 13:23:25   Searching