I'm sure you won't forget to subtract all the crops grown solely to feed livestock* Archived Message Posted by RangerDanger on April 26, 2022, 22:07:11, in reply to "Not directly but in many many things that people consume. Corn meal is just one. Countless others i" Previous Message Including the oils and such. I get it. Doesn’t fit your narrative but to discount the veggie aspect is also laughable. Previous Message Previous Message Veggie category. Might want to check those numbers. 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