I imagine all the farmers around here would be all bent out of shape if they lost their subsidies, kind of like the unemployment thing. Many would go under. I know a lot of these families and I don't think they are prepared to go organic yet. It is not that easy. With hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in corn production, they can't just trade in their corn combines. They simply sell their product to whomever buys it. Corn in itself isn't bad, but we have an overload of it.

Our food industry from farm, thru distribution needs to be looked at. If people would buy local and support small farmers like myself, it would help.

Withdrawing the current corn subsidies would only result in Cargill buying even MORE family farms out.

I think consumers DO have power....just don't buy the junk.

Taxing junk food is one option, but before that gets done, cities need to do something about the inner city food issues....there are no grocery stores, little access to wholesome food. Before we hit the nation's poorest with a tax, we need to give them access to 'real food'.

I raised two groups of kids about a half generation apart....my birth kids were given breast milk and then organic or wholesome food. My second batch did not have the ability to have access to these things and they have no taste for wholesome food. The first batch are very into wholesome food. The second batch, a few of them are total junk food junkies....and so are their kids.