It's not so much about who's going hungry or not; it's about lobby groups and marketing dollars that skew our thoughts on nutrition and food habits. There is an overabundance of food. What's at issue is who's being fed and for what purpose.
There is money in meat and dairy because they are more of a luxury good. Broccoli and oats aren't nearly as sexy. Ask the McDonald's marketing department.
Source: Health vs. Pork: Congress Debates the Farm Bill
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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