usernamesAreTricky to MemesEnglish · 1 year agoSeriously, why are we heavily subsidizing this?i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down16
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkSeriously, why are we heavily subsidizing this?i.imgur.comusernamesAreTricky to MemesEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squarenooneescapesthelawlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoBecause people view their products as necessities to everyday life. People want to eat meat and and (real) cheese no matter what. If without subsidies it becomes cheaper to import these types of foods, it becomes a national security issue. Plus without subsidies this stuff gets more expensive, so people will start complaining
minus-squareusernamesAreTrickyOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTIL people also eat (real) fossil fuels
minus-squareAdminWorker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAgreed. From a national security perspective, the entire population is always 3 meals from riots, and the opec oil embargo showed that oil/energy contributes more than you would think to unrest.
Because people view their products as necessities to everyday life. People want to eat meat and and (real) cheese no matter what.
If without subsidies it becomes cheaper to import these types of foods, it becomes a national security issue.
Plus without subsidies this stuff gets more expensive, so people will start complaining
TIL people also eat (real) fossil fuels
I meant real cheese lol
Agreed. From a national security perspective, the entire population is always 3 meals from riots, and the opec oil embargo showed that oil/energy contributes more than you would think to unrest.