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Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad (fortune.com)

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[–] Tordoc@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I hope that the main takeaway from people here is not to cut funding/grants to farms, but rather to revise them as the article states in order to incentivize growing healthier food options.