{"id":1973207,"date":"2023-07-14T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-subsidies-for-big-food-is-the-only-based-position\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T18:59:29","slug":"no-subsidies-for-big-food-is-the-only-based-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-subsidies-for-big-food-is-the-only-based-position\/","title":{"rendered":"No support for Big Food subsidies is the only logical stance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-subsidies-for-big-food-is-the-only-based-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Presidential Wannabes and Ethanol Subsidies<\/h2>\n<p>Presidential wannabes don\u2019t have to back ethanol subsidies to win in Iowa. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz proved that much when he carried the caucuses in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, however, millionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy decided to \u201ccheck-the-box\u201d while claiming his newfound endorsement for ethanol subsidies was \u201cnot a check-the-box, we love Iowa kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy claimed in an Iowa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/vivek-ramaswamy-endorses-ethanol-subsidies-true-consumer-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> with the Washington Examiner that government subsidies for ethanol were about \u201cconsumer choice.\u201d The outsider candidate argued any absence of ethanol subsidies would be a subsidy on \u201cnon-ethanol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to need to use Jaws of Life to save his argument for ethanol subsidies,\u201d Federalist Senior Editor David Harsanyi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\/status\/1679584178424225794?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cNothing says choice like subsidies and mandates!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of Ethanol Subsidies<\/h3>\n<p>The federal government has heavily subsidized Iowa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/vivek-ramaswamy-endorses-ethanol-subsidies-true-consumer-choice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest export<\/a>, corn, for nearly two decades through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/renewable-fuel-standard-program\/overview-renewable-fuel-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Renewable Fuel Standard<\/a>. The 2005 regulations require gasoline companies to blend set amounts of biofuels into their mix to reduce emissions. Ethanol derived from corn has become the primary substitute for fossil-based fuels. Ethanol only exists in gasoline, however, to boost the corn industry.<\/p>\n<p>A 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10584-016-1764-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> from the University of Michigan with the American Petroleum Institute found biofuels such as corn ethanol is actually \u201cassociated with a net increase rather than a net decrease in CO2 emissions.\u201d The conclusion comes out of the fact biofuels are far from carbon neutral.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2015\/10\/19\/new-corn-ethanol-study-finds-renewable-fuel-standard-created-more-problems-than-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paper<\/a> from the University of Tennessee that examined the first 10 years of the Renewable Fuel Standard found \u201ccorn ethanol hasn\u2019t lived up to its promise\u201d as an environmental champion, \u201ceven after $50 billion in subsidies.\u201d Instead, biofuels \u201ccreated more problems than solutions\u201d while driving up corn costs and production. Large-acreage farmers and the corn industry love the ethanol subsidies for essentially doubling the demand for corn.<\/p>\n<h3>The Hidden Dangers of Corn<\/h3>\n<p>Just a fraction of the corn grown today ends up on the American dinner table. About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/time-to-rethink-corn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 percent<\/a> is used for ethanol, and 36 percent goes to animal feed. Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1021\/es062085v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warned<\/a> in 2007 that ethanol conversion, however, enhances ozone-related health risks of mortality, asthma, and hospital visits.<\/p>\n<p>Processed animal feed, on the other hand, presents health risks of its own. Mass-produced corn feed is often laced with toxic pesticides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9279132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wreaking havoc<\/a> on the human microbiome. It\u2019s not just what we eat that matters. It\u2019s also what the cows eat. Doctors now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/news\/colorectal-cancer-screening-guidelines-have-changed-address#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20the%20U.S.%20Preventive,growing%20cases%20among%20younger%20adults.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommend<\/a> people get screened for colorectal cancer at 45 instead of 55 as cases appear at younger and younger ages.<\/p>\n<p>Even much of the corn produced for human consumption is ultimately turned into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/combatting-food-cravings-one-bite-at-a-time\/\" title=\"Combatting Food Cravings One Bite at a Time\">high-fructose corn syrup<\/a>, a sweet concoction of artificial sugar flooding our diet and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/why-high-fructose-corn-syrup-is-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feeding<\/a> chronic illness. Six in ten Americans already struggle with at least one chronic disease, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/chronicdisease\/index.htm#:~:text=Regular%20physical%20activity%20helps%20improve,fitness%2C%20and%20quality%20of%20life.&#038;text=CDC%27s%20NCCDPHP%20believes%20that%20all,to%20live%20their%20healthiest%20life.&#038;text=Six%20in%20ten%20Americans%20live,stroke%2C%20cancer%2C%20or%20diabetes.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). That number is only expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9881650\/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20people%20in,to%20142.66%20million%20by%202050.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climb<\/a> to epidemic proportions if Americans don\u2019t consider their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-you-resolve-the-root-cause-of-adhd\/\" title=\"Can You Resolve the Root Cause of ADHD?\">current health status<\/a> an epidemic already.<\/p>\n<p>Excess branch-chain amino acids found in corn can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9220261\/#:~:text=Despite%20the%20necessity%20of%20a,and%20hepatocellular%20carcinoma%20(HCC).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead<\/a> to liver damage without adequate exercise. Bodybuilders can use them, but a majority can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3>Tackling the Culture War<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans, like Ramaswamy, who really want to take on the culture war, should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-subsidies-for-big-food-is-the-only-based-position\/\" title=\"No support for Big Food subsidies is the only logical stance.\">tackle major food industries exploiting corporate welfare<\/a> to prop up artificial industries that leave Americans sick in the process. Ultra-processed food might be cheaper on the surface in the short-term but is paid for by years in life expectancy in the long-term. Not to mention the billions in health care costs related to obesity and related chronic illness.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presidential hopefuls needn&#8217;t support ethanol subsidies to succeed in Iowa, as proven by Ted Cruz&#8217;s victory in the 2016 caucuses. Nonetheless, Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur, recently decided to endorse the subsidies, though he insists it&#8217;s not merely a superficial gesture to appease Iowa voters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":1973208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}