You make some very good points, cy. When I think of crops and HFCS these days, I think of ADM and Cargill, like you say. But you're right, there are still small family farms that would be hurt too. I dunno, what if they started offering a subsidy for some better things, and then phased the corn one out over a long period of time to give people a chance to adjust? But maybe that would have unanticipated consequences too...

See? this is why they never put me in charge of things!

Yes, yes, and yes about buying local! As for inner city areas, you're right again, we have some here where there are ZERO supermarkets. I'd think that by the time you get transportation (lousy public system here--many people take jittneys), it's a lot cheaped to eat at MickyD's.

Sounds like your grammy was a heck of woman, dany! All of my grandaparents died before I ever really got to know them...dads parent's both passed away before I was born. They came over on the boat...sure wish I could have had the chance to hear their stories and maybe even learn a little Czech!