Tracking toy tariffs

From my understanding...the reason food companies switched from using real sugar to corn syrup is...greed by the corn industry. A corn farmer developed high fructose corn syrup. And then lobbied government to increase tariffs on imported sugar, so he could sell his new product. Domestic sugar suppliers couldn't meet demand, so here swoops in the corn industry with high-fructose corn syrup to save the day. And now that shit is in everything and poisoning everyone. I don't think trying to get companies back to sugar (and away from high-fructose corn syrup) is the worst idea.
I saw a documentary last year, but I can't remember the name of it (of course). It was about how the sugar industry became a powerhouse in the 50s/60s by using all sorts of dirty tricks and pumping money into advertising and politicians. Basically, like cigarettes, they did everything they could to make people think sugar was good for you.

So yeah going back to cane sugar, or sugar beets, isn't really that much better.
 
I saw a documentary last year, but I can't remember the name of it (of course). It was about how the sugar industry became a powerhouse in the 50s/60s by using all sorts of dirty tricks and pumping money into advertising and politicians. Basically, like cigarettes, they did everything they could to make people think sugar was good for you.

So yeah going back to cane sugar, or sugar beets, isn't really that much better.
This is my understanding as well. We use HFCS because we produce a fuck-ton of corn in this country and it's cheaper than sugar.

Gentle reminder that this, renaming the Washington football team, and talk of prosecuting Obama is all to distract from the fact that Donald Trump was close personal friends with notorious pedophile Jeff Epstein for decades.
 
Gentle reminder that this, renaming the Washington football team, and talk of prosecuting Obama is all to distract from the fact that Donald Trump was close personal friends with notorious pedophile Jeff Epstein for decades.
Of course, so long as we don't forget the fact that Trump was a close personal friend with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
 
I saw an article earlier today that even the Oath Keepers founder, whom Trump pardoned for his role in January 6, said Trump is looking for trouble if he keeps ignoring the Epstein thing. But I wonder if these people are upset with Trump because they think he's just... not sharing it? Like they have no idea, or are ignoring the idea, that he is involved? Or is it really let justice be done though the heavens may fall?
 
I saw an article earlier today that even the Oath Keepers founder, whom Trump pardoned for his role in January 6, said Trump is looking for trouble if he keeps ignoring the Epstein thing. But I wonder if these people are upset with Trump because they think he's just... not sharing it? Like they have no idea, or are ignoring the idea, that he is involved? Or is it really let justice be done though the heavens may fall?
Coming from people I know on that side who are starting to wake up, and I'm allowing that there are many angles to come at it from even if you voted:

It's one of the first and few blatant things that they actually care he backpedaled or talked around.

If the list has prominent Democrats and left people that they like to hate, then it's great because they want those people to be disgusting and punished. It made sense for Biden to never release it because they were protecting themselves, and now is the time to burn it all.

If the list has prominent, Republicans and right-wing people that they like, then it means they are being lied to and the fact that nothing is being released means there's something to hide, and while we know they have been bamboozled 100 times over, this is the big one. Pride is on the line (yes, I know).

Within that there is the subgroup of conspiracy theorists who will look for the conspiracy anywhere, because at the end of the day you can't trust anyone, especially autocrat capitalist overlords.

And then there's the idea that anyone could be affiliated, and it's not a red and blue issue, which would also radicalize and upset some people.

This is the most painted corner they could possibly have for the situation. Even released it's not going to have any answers that satisfy all of the people interested.
 
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"Definitely a jackhammer, the best jackhammer, a beautiful jackhammer, that's what they tell me. I'm in there with some pressure, believe me, and when I'm done you're not the same as before, it's true, I don't know about that, it's just what people say. You're changed, unlike Obama, who never brought any change, just bad change, no one talks about it."
 
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