CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper July 17, 2013 20:45:00
You might be surprised to learn how much the government subsidizes some of the ingredients that make junk foods so irresistible. according to a in study by u.s. public research interest groups, since 1995, more than $19 million taxes subs diced corn syrup, high fructose cornstarch and soy oils. that would buy each taxpayer 20 twinkies a year, but taxpayers spend just under $700 million subsidizing apples, the only fresh fruit that gets significant federal support. at a cost of 26 cents per taxpayer per year that would buy less than half of one red delicious apple. it shouldn't be this way says...
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