The GOP’s king corn problem: welfare for corn is ok, but not health care for humans | Grist http://t.co/XypOY8vZCw

— Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) March 9, 2015

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“You would think there would be a conflict between supporting ethanol mandates and agricultural subsidies on the one hand and conservative principles on the other, but presidential candidates have been getting away with doing just that in Iowa for decades,” said Thicke. “They pop into Iowa and pander to industrial agriculture and then go on to New Hampshire and proclaim, ‘Live free or die.’”

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