• BakerBagel
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    10 months ago

    Soy is heavily subsidized. It’s the main crop in most Midwestern states, even more than corn.

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        10 months ago

        Yep, so a double subsidy for livestock. All farming is subsidized, which does have some value to keep farms producing an excess for times of need, but the amount of subsidies for some industries is insane. Republicans will talk about the free market and then advocate for socialized farming to buy votes, because they don’t actually care about logic or consistency. The same is true for coal and other forms of dirty energy that should be stomped out either by the market by now or by reasonable regulations, but instead we’ve kept them going with taxpayer money.

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      10 months ago

      Isnt most soy used as animal feed tho? Or is it only from certain regions?