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How Government and Big Ag Makes Us Unwell
BASED Politics
English - February 22, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 49.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsPolitics News News Commentary policy sociology economics government politics psychology religion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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America is the wealthiest country in history, and yet we're unwell. Our obesity rates continue to outrank others and our life expectancy lags too. What if there's a reason for our poor outcomes?
Episode 5 of BASED traces back public policy in agriculture and shows listeners how big government got in bed with the industry. We look at subsidies, corporate welfare, and other crony practices that harm independent farms, take advantage of unsuspecting consumers, and enrich the connected few.