tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post3413747419095056142..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: The Politics of StarvationROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-61325701583575856262008-04-21T16:18:00.000-04:002008-04-21T16:18:00.000-04:00This is a great post. Thanks for highlighting thi...This is a great post. Thanks for highlighting this issue. I appreciate the way that you tie it back to the farm bill and the outrageous arguments taking place right now in the halls of congress. It baffles me that we will continue tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy land owners or racehorse owners while people in our own nation struggle to put food on the table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-68902186717883673582008-04-20T11:26:00.000-04:002008-04-20T11:26:00.000-04:00I'm posting the same comment I just left on the bl...I'm posting the same comment I just left on the blog mentioned above because this is important:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for helping to get this story out. I think it's also important to point out that as we inflict the standard American diet on other countries (heavy on animal products), things will get worse and worse.<BR/><BR/>Cycling grain through animals is highly inefficient and results in less food calories than it takes to produce - and a WHOLE LOT of pollution and greenhouse gases.<BR/><BR/>Already 70% of the grain produced in the USA goes to feed animals. (That's according to the LA Times.) Why aren't we feeding people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-58468269190743065982008-04-19T13:37:00.000-04:002008-04-19T13:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting the story. I believe the food c...Thanks for posting the story. I believe the food crisis is an important issue that is going to have a major impact on the world. I am following the story at my blog, Worldview. You can read my latest post at<BR/>www.worldvieww.blogspot.comTrevor Hammackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758938087739499249noreply@blogger.com