Why Does a Salad Cost More than a Big-Mac? (chart inside)

[Political Heretic]

I found this graphic from one of my google reader links and found it to be really fascinating:



From Economic Populist:
http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/must-read-posts-march-16-2010

[Taverner]

1. Meat and Dairy have always been HEAVILY subsidized in our country

And because of our tax codes, we are able to export the "Big Mac" and still pay US taxes on most of that income.

I am not saying that is good or bad just stating the reality

[GreenTea]

4. Yep, corporate welfare...Soy & corn as well - polluting & wasting water resources, chemicals and

pesticides in our foods - I can on go and on how we are getting fucked by the corporations, their government handouts & protections...busting up small farmer, using undocumented workers by busting up unions that gave Americans a decent living....Fuck just rent the DVD Food Inc....and there are many other on agriculture that most people feel it's work to know & educate themselves, so they just ignore.

[zbdent]

2. does the government still charge the beef industry 10 cents an acre

(annually, I believe) to let their cows graze on government property?

[Political Heretic]

3. I have no idea. I don't know anything about agriculture. Do you know?

Was it a rhetorical question?

Cause I have o clue.