you really have no idea where your food comes from or how it comes into existence, unless you grow your own;


After the bloated defense budget, one of the biggest forms of unseen welfare in the United States is farm subsidies. This accounts for $20 billion annually, with 39 percent of all farms receiving some kind of subsidy. Compare this to the oil industry, which gets a comparatively paltry $4.6 billion. The public image of farm subsidies is that they’re helping to keep mom-and-pop farms afloat, however, the lion’s share of farm subsidies go to Big Aggie. What’s more, farm subsidies are playing a key role in driving America’s obesity epidemic, incentivizing the production of unhealthy foods, most notably extreme amounts of corn.............https://ammo.com/articles/food-subsidies-washington-making-americans-fat-sick