Each year more people by far die of chronic diseases caused by a bad food system than have died of coronavirus, but we don't treat it as a national emergency. Why? Because chemical companies, food companies, and big agricultural companies make trillions of dollars off that system

Mar 28, 2021 · 6:21 PM UTC

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I'm not going to disagree, but what is the solution?
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Our FDA and other agencies have been “captured” by corporate interests whose overreach those agencies were set up to protect us from. #VoteProgressive
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"Lobbyists remain top campaign contributors to high-ranking Democrats and the DNC—especially because DNC Chair Tom Perez refused to re-enact the ban on corporate lobbyist and PAC donations that was rescinded to benefit Hillary Clinton’s campaign."
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You obviously miss the whole point of the urgency of treating and stopping the spread of COVID 19
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Don't forget big pharma!
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Ma’am, you are so right.
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You have some good takes then go back to supporting the exact power structures pushing it
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100%! We have a disease management system in America. Insurance companies should incentivize being healthy. Providers should be reimbursed for preventive care & spending significant time educating patients, not just for performing costly surgeries for mostly preventable illnesses
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