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May as well buy burgers in the US, since you already paid for most of it through taxes! (lemmy.world)
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[–] ericbomb 5 points 1 year ago

Correct, but the vast majority of corn subsidies are to grow corn not meant for humans to eat. They are to grow animal feed, or ethanol.

So the first category I count as subsidizing the meat industry, since it exists purely to make raising live stock cheaper. The second category doesn't really impact food.