just saw food inc -- a remakable movie if you keep

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SICKO in mind while you are watching it.

in fact one farmer says what a marvelous goal it would be if as a national goal we could see fewer hospital visits from year to year as a goal.

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1. There will be fewer hospital visits if we change our eating habits to be more healthy.n/t

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2. have you seen the movie? -- cause that will be damn near impossibe for a HUGE swath of the american

public if they can't get a decent pay raise -- for one thing --and if subsidies for over processed food doesn't stop flowing like a tidal wave.

but do not underestimate that pay raise component -- because it hooks into every fiber of american society.

because if you don't have the time and the money and the education to eat right today -- it ain't gonna happen.

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4. Honestly, I am less convinced of that than you are. I lived just above

the poverty level for many years, yet still managed to make healthy food choices.

Unprocessed food is less expensive than most processed food (compare per pound price of cheerios (even on sale) to bulk oatmeal (even organic)).

Rice & beans are not expensive, and are very healthy. Throw in some onion, tomato sauce, garlic - none of these things are expensive. Make a big pot & freeze in small containers & take to work.

Not everyone can have a garden, but many can but don't.
Many choose junk food over healthy food - you don't have to.
Many choose to drive when they could bike, walk (or even take public transit - which generally involves at least some walking).

There are many many choices Americans could make but don't.

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5. of course you are the only one who has been poor and your experience is

the only one experience that counts.

i suggest that you read the book and see the movie before applying your own personal experience to a wider world application.

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7. I don't need to read the book/see the movie, to know that Americans don't always make good choices.

I see it daily.

I will see the movie - when it comes to my library (although on this one, I may buy the DVD on half.com when it is available).

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3. Not just our eating habits...

but also how our food is produced and raised.

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6. yeah the figures about how many producers are actually responsible for all the food we see

on our super market shelves is stunning.
and the price comparisons between say a pear and fast food -- amazing.
talk about subsidies.

i think i will personally choke the next conservative who lectures on 'personal responsibility'.