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Why not subsidize healthy foods? #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-17 14:30
Why are there not subsidies to produce more of the healthy food. >> Cheap food is the goal of all governments. If you were to remove these corn subsidies, there's concern that the price of corn would raise and that would be a problem for the whole food industry, which of course is a very powerful lobby and would be a problem for the consumer conceivably.Boy. ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-02-12 04:03
RT James Hickman (@thesovereignman)PepsiCo spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep junk food eligible for food stamps.Then RFK got 18 states to ban SNAP purchases of soda, candy, and processed snacks. Within a week, PepsiCo cut Doritos, Lay's, and Tostitos prices by up to 15%.The CEO blamed "affordability." But the timing tells the real story.SNAP is a $100 billion-a-year program. According to the USDA, 20 cents of every SNAP dollar goes to junk food. Frito-Lay products appeared in 7.2% of all SNAP sh ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-02-04 02:26
The Chinese government will help underpin the nationwide boom in large-scale batteries by expanding its subsidies for energy storage https://t.co/FdmgQeAT7Z ...
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AscendEX· 2026-01-27 13:00
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The Economist· 2026-01-24 20:40
Denmark’s subsidies come to more than $10,000 per Greenlander every year. The offer of $100,000 for every resident mooted by some American officials therefore amounts to less than ten years of Danish welfare https://t.co/Zho1CjmAwZ ...
'A $43,000 health insurance premium': How the end of ACA subsidies is squeezing insurers, consumers
MSNBC· 2025-12-22 16:21
Healthcare Policy & Affordability - The expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies will cause insurance premiums to increase for 22 million Americans [1] - Approximately 24 million people are covered by Affordable Care Act policies (also known as Obamacare) [2] - Enhanced subsidies going away will disproportionately affect self-employed individuals and small business owners who do not have employee coverage, with premiums more than doubling in many cases [2] - Families with ongoing medical needs, such as chronic conditions or expensive prescriptions, are struggling to afford health insurance at current costs [4] Impact on Individuals & Families - One family may have to pay an annual premium of $43,000, which is one-third (33.33%) of their gross income, to maintain health coverage for a family of four [1] - A woman diagnosed with leukemia is facing a $43,000 premium from the only insurer available to her [6] Potential Solutions & Alternatives - Options being considered include health share programs, short-term policies, and a proposed emergency catastrophic plan called "bear care" in Wyoming, but none of these are adequate solutions for some families [7] Political & Public Sentiment - Individuals feel let down by the government due to rising costs and the inability to fix the healthcare system [5] - People are complaining to their representatives about the healthcare situation [9][10]
China to impose up to 42.7% provisional tariffs on EU dairy products
Yahoo Finance· 2025-12-22 11:17
Core Viewpoint - China is imposing provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union, effective immediately, as a response to EU subsidies that are perceived to harm China's dairy industry [1][3]. Group 1: Tariff Details - The new tariffs on EU dairy imports will range from 21.9% to 42.7%, affecting various products such as fresh and processed cheese, blue cheese, milk, and cream with a fat content exceeding 10% by weight [3]. - The decision to impose these tariffs follows a preliminary investigation that began in August 2024, which found that EU subsidies for dairy products had negatively impacted China's domestic dairy sector [3]. Group 2: Context of the Investigation - The investigation into EU dairy products is part of a broader context of trade tensions, where China has also launched probes into EU pork and brandy imports in retaliation for the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles [2][5]. - The EU's trade relationship with China is characterized by a significant trade deficit for the EU, amounting to over 300 billion euros ($352 billion) last year, highlighting ongoing economic frictions [4]. Group 3: Broader Trade Relations - The tariffs on dairy products are part of a tit-for-tat strategy, as the EU previously imposed tariffs as high as 45.3% on Chinese-made electric vehicles, prompting China to respond with its own tariffs on EU imports [2]. - China's recent tariff announcements also include up to 19.8% on EU pork imports and up to 34.9% on brandy, indicating a pattern of escalating trade measures between the two regions [5].
Moderate Republicans side with Dems on health care in SHOCKING rebuke
MSNBC· 2025-12-18 23:24
whole lot of drama in that building to end the year and a lot of it over health care, specifically these expiring affordable care act subsidies that as of now look like they're going to lapse. That means a spike in health care premiums for millions of Americans and an assurance that this issue is going to remain top of mind not just for voters but also for lawmakers heading into next year. Let me just talk to you about what happened the other day because it was wild.Four Republicans from pretty vulnerable d ...
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From @WSJopinion: Democrats laid a political trap for Republicans with expiring ObamaCare subsidies, and four renegades have fallen into it. If Republicans want to vote like Democrats, why vote for a Republican majority?https://t.co/iS6kjNEYbY ...
How debate over enhanced subsidies impacts this open enrollment season
CNBC Television· 2025-12-16 22:15
We're in the middle of open enrollment season, right. For most states that started on November 1st. This is a time in which people pick their new health insurance plans for the new year and they have to do so by December 15th in order for coverage to start at this, you know, at the beginning of 2026.So why is it damaging whether for enrolles, insurers, um, and the broader health care system for there not to be a clear answer on these enhanced subsidies right now. Yeah, it's a great question and in many ways ...