Eno: "The children were nestled all snug in their beds... eno: "while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads." Eno: Ha! Probably more like high fructose corn syrup plums!
I blame the guy that said one day " We need more market share so lets figure out how to put corn into every freaking thing on the planet". Now it’s even in my can of green beans. I mean really, what does corn have to do with green beans? And, hey, here’s an idea. How about we put high fructose corn syrup into every food product to make it more addictive than crack cocaine. It’s truly amazing what humans will do to each other to make a quick buck rather than earning customer loyalty. Okay, I’m done no more rants until after tomorrow.
@nrhawk – Yes, greed’s at the center of the thing, but the blame can hardly all be heaped upon one individual. If one were to blame a single individual, it would probably have to be Earl Butz, Nixon’s Secretary of Agriculture. He’s the person who changed the U.S.‘s agricultural policy to emphasize yield above all else, placing us on a path toward such high yields of low-quality (non-human grade) corn that we can’t use it all without turning it into unhealthy food additives, feed that farm animals can’t digest without additional drugs and chemicals, gasoline, etc. As a result, our best farmland is being degraded, aquifers are being depleted, small-scale farms are scarce, the American diet is horrific, etc., etc. Butz and the powers-that-be have created a terrifying monster.
gammaguy over 7 years ago
The real reason for banning trade with Cuba.
NRHAWK Premium Member over 7 years ago
I blame the guy that said one day " We need more market share so lets figure out how to put corn into every freaking thing on the planet". Now it’s even in my can of green beans. I mean really, what does corn have to do with green beans? And, hey, here’s an idea. How about we put high fructose corn syrup into every food product to make it more addictive than crack cocaine. It’s truly amazing what humans will do to each other to make a quick buck rather than earning customer loyalty. Okay, I’m done no more rants until after tomorrow.
neverenoughgold over 7 years ago
Greed is a many splendored thing
It’s the April rose that only dies in the later Fall
Greed is nature’s way of giving a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill, In the morning fog
Two stingys kissed and the world moved more
Then your fingers touched my greedy heart and taught it how to sneak
Yes, true greed’s a many splendored thing
fishbulb239 over 7 years ago
@nrhawk – Yes, greed’s at the center of the thing, but the blame can hardly all be heaped upon one individual. If one were to blame a single individual, it would probably have to be Earl Butz, Nixon’s Secretary of Agriculture. He’s the person who changed the U.S.‘s agricultural policy to emphasize yield above all else, placing us on a path toward such high yields of low-quality (non-human grade) corn that we can’t use it all without turning it into unhealthy food additives, feed that farm animals can’t digest without additional drugs and chemicals, gasoline, etc. As a result, our best farmland is being degraded, aquifers are being depleted, small-scale farms are scarce, the American diet is horrific, etc., etc. Butz and the powers-that-be have created a terrifying monster.