We already subsidize food.

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We already subsidize food.

ER — 7/26/2010 1:07:53 AM (archived)

Except we don't give the subsidies to the consumers, but to the producers. That's why food is so cheap. If the free market determined food prices who knows what it would cost?

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Britain plans to decentralize health care - TB - 7/25/2010 2:19:48 AM
- "correlation" - TB - 7/26/2010 4:00:51 AM
- Not over there. - TB - 7/26/2010 3:26:15 AM
- ...so would it be a logical conclusion... - Jody - 7/26/2010 3:11:57 AM
- I am keeping it in mind... - er - 7/26/2010 2:25:26 AM
  - Re: If all the workers left tomorrow... - TB - 7/26/2010 4:30:00 AM
    - It's because the wealthy are getting wealthier... - Eri - 7/26/2010 3:34:54 PM
  - Re: If all the workers left tomorrow... - er - 7/26/2010 4:18:08 AM
    - Re: Outsourcing in reverse? (n/t) - ER - 7/26/2010 4:20:04 PM
      - I think I'm worrying about it today. - Eri - 7/26/2010 9:52:56 PM
    - Outsourcing in reverse? (n/t) - Eri - 7/26/2010 3:36:01 PM
      - Re: I don't think we can go back. - ER - 7/26/2010 5:57:26 PM
      - I don't think we can go back. - RobVG - 7/26/2010 4:56:04 PM
  - If all the workers left tomorrow... - Eri - 7/26/2010 3:56:22 AM
- And keep in mind... - TB - 7/26/2010 1:55:16 AM
- You have it backwards. - TB - 7/26/2010 1:52:10 AM
- We already subsidize food. - ER - 7/26/2010 1:07:53 AM
- It's not sticking with me, either. - er - 7/25/2010 11:46:31 PM
  - Re: ass - TB - 7/26/2010 7:37:37 PM
  - Good grief my ass. - ER - 7/26/2010 12:37:08 PM
  - Good grief. - TB - 7/26/2010 4:39:38 AM
  - Re: Re: Re: Not following you. - er - 7/26/2010 4:14:56 AM
  - Re: Re: Not following you. - TB - 7/26/2010 3:20:48 AM
  - Re: Not following you. - er - 7/26/2010 1:54:01 AM
  - Not following you. - TB - 7/26/2010 12:18:10 AM
- Isn't that how it is with anything? - Lee - 7/25/2010 11:10:14 PM
- More news from the NHS - TB - 7/25/2010 11:03:13 PM
  - OMG - Eri - 7/25/2010 11:20:49 PM
- That's not really a fair conclusion, Eri... - ER - 7/25/2010 9:58:12 PM
  - Which part do you think is not fair? - Eri - 7/25/2010 11:27:28 PM
- Have they? - TB - 7/25/2010 9:49:33 PM
  - side note - RobVG - 7/26/2010 4:05:08 PM
  - It was on the news recently. - Eri - 7/25/2010 11:23:34 PM
    - On the news - TB - 7/25/2010 11:58:19 PM
- Health insurers' profits have gone up. - Eri - 7/25/2010 9:08:49 PM
- Not downward. Outward. - TB - 7/25/2010 7:24:47 PM
- Love in wartime - er - 7/25/2010 12:58:46 PM
- The doctors will have to hire more staff. - Eri - 7/25/2010 4:02:21 AM

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