Agricultural Policy Should Fuel Health, Not Epidemics!
Elizabeth Kucinich
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Posted 07.24.2011
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In 2009, USDA spent more than twice as much buying meat and dairy as it did on fruits and vegetables. What that means is that the USDA used taxpayers' money to buy about $1.5 billion worth of meat and dairy.
