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cgod · 2234 days ago · link · · parent · post: Fucking businesses fucking up the fucking democratic process.
Am I? Read your original comment. I'm mad about the stupid grocery bill and I'm mad that you think it's your place to try and influence what I choose to consume. I'm just as mad as you but I'm also mad at you. You and those who share your sympathies are the reason this is coming to pass.
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Soda didn't really come into its own until the '80s because of the massive grain surpluses of the '70s due to hedgerow-to-hedgerow agricultural policy. Fundamentally, our agricultural system was designed to win the Cold War and the Cold War been won. Everything you're seeing now is an attempt deal with the imbalance.