I mean makes more sense to control the handful of food producers in the world than manage billions of peoples diets.
36 Billion dollars of Cheetoes for the Super Bowl alone. Don tell me its not about the $$ when it comes to food production.
A good book for reading.
Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How To Fight Back
The United States is currently embroiled in a national debate over the growing public health crisis caused by poor diet. People are starting to ask who is to blame and how can we fix the problem, especially among children. Major food companies are responding with a massive public relations campaign. These companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Kraft, and General Mills, are increasingly on the defensive. In response, they pretend to sell healthier food and otherwise position themselves as "part of the solution." Yet they continue to lobby against commonsense nutrition policies. Appetite for Profit exposes this hypocrisy and explains how to fight back by offering reliable resources. Readers will learn how to spot the PR and how to organize to improve food in schools and elsewhere. For the first time, author Michele Simon explains why we cannot trust food corporations to "do the right thing." She describes the local battles of going up against the powerful food lobbies and offers a comprehensive guide to the public relations, front groups, and lobbying tactics that food companies employ to trick the American public. Simon also provides an entertaining glossary that explains corporate rhetoric, including phrases like "better-for-you foods" and "frivolous lawsuit."
what is the difference between someone on welfare or someone using their own money to buy mt dew?....it isn't an illegal product right? I mean, why not make purchasing high fructose corn syrup illegal first? then you could test the people applying for welfare for hfcs? think of the billions you would save as a state...why stop there? what about Velveeta or easy cheese or pretzels...It is well known that poor people cannot take care of themselves and need the government to tell them how to live, what to eat, and pretty soon how to breathe. Without the state telling these people how to tie their shoes, do you honestly think they could?
(it is sad I have to say this but most of this was clearly sarcasm)
Florida...come on...you are better than th....oh wait...maybe not...and from a "republican" no less
Now wait a dog gone minute-- cut out Velveeta? Sure it's empty calories, but hey, everybody loves a grilled Velveeta sandwich now and then-- even left-leaning, environmentalist, progressive, let's-stop-global-warming freaks!
there will be Velveeta here long after the rest of us have died and gone...Sad that humans can create a product that will last forever, but in doing so have almost guaranteed that humans won't
that’s right! Can’t we all just get together and focus on our real enemies: monogamous gays and stem cells… - Ned Flanders
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there will be Velveeta here long after the rest of us have died and gone...Sad that humans can create a product that will last forever, but in doing so have almost guaranteed that humans won't
That's a sobering thought.
"Pretty cookies, heart squares all around, yeah!" -Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
there will be Velveeta here long after the rest of us have died and gone...Sad that humans can create a product that will last forever, but in doing so have almost guaranteed that humans won't
That's a sobering thought.
I'll know what to bring underground in the event of WWIII/a nuclear holocaust. :(
I'll know what to bring underground in the event of WWIII/a nuclear holocaust. :(
it will be good to have when we have to resort to cannibalism...the shit can make anything tasty
that’s right! Can’t we all just get together and focus on our real enemies: monogamous gays and stem cells… - Ned Flanders
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan
Who the hell wants to live through a Nuclear Holocaust? If that happens please put me and my family at ground zero.
Here is an article I slightly edited to take out the political rhetoric but the facts remain the same, JP Morgan Chase making money off of food stamps.
"How would you feel if someone told you that one of the largest banks on Wall Street makes more money whenever the number of Americans on food stamps goes up?
Unfortunately, this is something that is actually true. In the United States today, one out of every seven Americans is on food stamps. In fact, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased by a whopping 14 million. All of this makes JP Morgan very happy, because JP Morgan has been making money by the boatload on food stamps.
Right now, JP Morgan Chase issues food stamp debit cards in 26 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The division of JP Morgan Chase that issues these debit cards made an eye-popping 5.47 billion dollars in net revenue during 2010.
JP Morgan is paid per customer, so when the number of Americans on food stamps goes up, they make more money. But doesn’t this give JP Morgan an incentive to try to keep the number of Americans on food stamps as high as possible?
Of course it does. JP Morgan is interested in making money as rapidly as possible. If JP Morgan can get more Americans enrolled in the food stamp program and keep them enrolled in it for as long as possible, that is good for business."
Why are people squeezing the little guy? Let them eat whatever the hell they want. Did you know you can purchase seeds to actually grow your own food? You wouldnt put limits on educational grants on what people can do with the money. We dont put limits or restrictions $$ given to businesses. If someone wants to eat cheetoes or drink mountain dew, its not your problem. Who are you the food cops? Some foods which we consider junk is just that junk but its cheap, cheaper than buying the broccoli. So if you only have a few bucks what are you actually buying? 3 bucks for the broccoli or 3 dollar frozen pizza?
If you are so worried about peoples diets you should put more focus/restrictions on the food producers and the shit that goes into products than some redneck buying his mountain dew.
The only problem I have with letting the poor people eat whatever they want, is that it's a vicious cycle. This is an over-generalization, so forgive me, but a lot of poor people are poor their entire lives... If they eat a ton of junk food, two negative things happen... One, people who have poor nutrition have more health problems later. And if these people are still poor, then we (as tax payers) have more medicaid & medicare expense to keep up with. Two, adults that eat crap food have children who eat crap food... and we have generations and generations with more and more health problems.
My whole life
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of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
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I mean makes more sense to control the handful of food producers in the world than manage billions of peoples diets.
36 Billion dollars of Cheetoes for the Super Bowl alone. Don tell me its not about the $$ when it comes to food production.
A good book for reading.
Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How To Fight Back
The United States is currently embroiled in a national debate over the growing public health crisis caused by poor diet. People are starting to ask who is to blame and how can we fix the problem, especially among children. Major food companies are responding with a massive public relations campaign. These companies, including McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Kraft, and General Mills, are increasingly on the defensive. In response, they pretend to sell healthier food and otherwise position themselves as "part of the solution." Yet they continue to lobby against commonsense nutrition policies. Appetite for Profit exposes this hypocrisy and explains how to fight back by offering reliable resources. Readers will learn how to spot the PR and how to organize to improve food in schools and elsewhere. For the first time, author Michele Simon explains why we cannot trust food corporations to "do the right thing." She describes the local battles of going up against the powerful food lobbies and offers a comprehensive guide to the public relations, front groups, and lobbying tactics that food companies employ to trick the American public. Simon also provides an entertaining glossary that explains corporate rhetoric, including phrases like "better-for-you foods" and "frivolous lawsuit."
there will be Velveeta here long after the rest of us have died and gone...Sad that humans can create a product that will last forever, but in doing so have almost guaranteed that humans won't
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan
That's a sobering thought.
-Eddie Vedder, "Smile"
I'll know what to bring underground in the event of WWIII/a nuclear holocaust. :(
it will be good to have when we have to resort to cannibalism...the shit can make anything tasty
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan
Who the hell wants to live through a Nuclear Holocaust? If that happens please put me and my family at ground zero.
Here is an article I slightly edited to take out the political rhetoric but the facts remain the same, JP Morgan Chase making money off of food stamps.
"How would you feel if someone told you that one of the largest banks on Wall Street makes more money whenever the number of Americans on food stamps goes up?
Unfortunately, this is something that is actually true. In the United States today, one out of every seven Americans is on food stamps. In fact, the number of Americans on food stamps has increased by a whopping 14 million. All of this makes JP Morgan very happy, because JP Morgan has been making money by the boatload on food stamps.
Right now, JP Morgan Chase issues food stamp debit cards in 26 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The division of JP Morgan Chase that issues these debit cards made an eye-popping 5.47 billion dollars in net revenue during 2010.
JP Morgan is paid per customer, so when the number of Americans on food stamps goes up, they make more money. But doesn’t this give JP Morgan an incentive to try to keep the number of Americans on food stamps as high as possible?
Of course it does. JP Morgan is interested in making money as rapidly as possible. If JP Morgan can get more Americans enrolled in the food stamp program and keep them enrolled in it for as long as possible, that is good for business."
The only problem I have with letting the poor people eat whatever they want, is that it's a vicious cycle. This is an over-generalization, so forgive me, but a lot of poor people are poor their entire lives... If they eat a ton of junk food, two negative things happen... One, people who have poor nutrition have more health problems later. And if these people are still poor, then we (as tax payers) have more medicaid & medicare expense to keep up with. Two, adults that eat crap food have children who eat crap food... and we have generations and generations with more and more health problems.
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln