Two of the largest supermarkets in America are merging

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65. Yes I am somewhat off the main topic

Yes 80% of the farm bill is spent on SNAP.
However corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice are the crops subsidized and controlled by the farm bill. The processed sugar industry also gets massive subsidies and sugar is killing us. Their subsidies are not direct. The amount of crop subsidies is not uniform across crops and is highly concentrated among a select few. Fruit and nut producers do not get much money. Milk producers do get subsidies of around 5 billion. These subsidies do benefit the wholesale side of our food production indirectly by keeping the raw material and feed costs low.

My point is that so many people say they hate socialism. Except for their socialism. Just try and take those crop subsidies away. Or try and end government subsidized crop insurance. The farmers will be outraged. But they hate all other socialism and tell us they don't need no stinking government help. They want us to pull on our boots and stop taking government handouts. While they keep getting their pockets lined with our dollars. Clearly my point did not come through very well. I point this stuff out but then I chastise myself because I want America to stand together and stop nipping at each other.

So our food prices are low. However we are just paying the cost out of our other pocket.
I have no problem with SNAP. I demand we feed hungry people.