{"id":1905,"date":"2019-02-07T16:25:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T16:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2019-02-07T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T16:28:34","slug":"this-might-sound-corny-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voteforjoeblog.com\/?p=1905","title":{"rendered":"This might sound ‘corny,’ but…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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a slice, or rather a ‘stalk,’ of Joe’s agriculture research notes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Corn is the most produced crop in America, coming in at about $24 billion a year. There are a significant amount of U.S. government subsidies for growing corn. This, for one<\/strong>, creates an unfair advantage against small farmers in other countries trying to sell to markets that the U.S. is also competing in. “America strong<\/em>!”? Hardly. American greed<\/em>. Secondly<\/strong>, and this is fascinating, I just interviewed a professor of philosophy for a newspaper article. He teaches a “Food Ethics”<\/strong><\/em> class. He said with this “glut” of corn, food producers have, in turn, come up with multiple uses for it — including a WHOLE lot of corn syrup that goes into practically everything these days. This syrup, in turn again, then becomes addicting to many. Look around. Some 66% of Americans are now overweight, with 33% being considered “obese” –with all the attendant healthcare issues, and such. This corn syrup thing is part of it. Note:<\/strong> In regard to the first point raised above, the Catholic Rural Life Association, as an example, notes their “faith traditions” commands care for “poor and vulnerable people.” And they support policies that promote local “food security” in the U.S., and around the world. So, through government subsidies and a substantially bigger farm, I’m able to undercut a small farmer in, say, the Honduras, who is selling to a local market to be able to provide, at the very least, just the basics for his family. Is this a moral issue? Well sure it is. For a look at how our administration would adjust America’s agricultural paradigm to align it much more with the common good, for everyone, see…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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