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10/23/2014
Food:
Can We Blame Obesity on Farm Subsidies?
Obesity rates in the United States, along with many other countries, have rapidly increased. The simple reason for this is...
Food
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11/02/2013
True or Not:
“Elimination of farm subsidies will reduce obesity and associated health problems.”
Many advocates argue that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies that establish farm prices for crops, provide subsidies...
True or Not
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10/28/2013
True or Not:
“Many U.S. farmers would not be able to make a living raising corn and other high-acreage field crops without government subsidies.”
Like all businesses, farming is subject to the prevailing market forces that dictate whether production is expanded or contracted...
True or Not
