On 29-Jan-2009, at 04:57, Jared Earle wrote:
> On 29 Jan 2009, at 11:52, LuKreme wrote:
>> I have a theory that HFCS is largely responsible for the rise in
>> diabetes. It may be a "pirates prevent global warming" sort of chart,
>> but the rise in diabetes in the US closely follows the rise in use of
>> HFCS in place of sugar and such.
>
> Is it true that the only reason HFCS is cheaper than sugar is because
> corn is subsidised by the government?

I'm not sure if that's actually true of not.  HFCS is a LOT cheaper  
than sugar.

Certainly possible though.

> Free market? My arse!

This is the US, there is nothing free about it.

-- 
I wrote this song two hours before we met.  I didn't know your
        name, or what you looked like yet....

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