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313: We're Breaking Under the Weight of Our Own Weight with Vinnie Tortorich

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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The Food Pyramid and the Unintended Consequences

The food pyramid is probably the best example. When you look at the amount of money, every subsequent administration has spent on nutrition and wellness going back to like Johnson. They're putting things like M&M's and Cheerios ahead of meat and eggs. The government subsidizes this stuff so heavily that it's almost free. You can get two for 99 cents at Taco Bell, two tacos, 99 cents. Now you can get two tacos and a drink for 69 cents.

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