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Anyone who is saying that every issue raised in that movie is bunk just has blinders on and their head in the sand....
Every? ..who sez every?

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It is obvious that the explosion in obesity and diabetes in this country has come with the widespread availability of cheap, high calorie, corn based foods. It is ridiculous that in the movie a little girl wants some pears to eat but her parents say no because potato chips are cheaper!

Could those people eat healthier? I don't know, I can't say what their exact financial situation is. ...
There's the rub. Those claiming "it shouldn't be this way.." are effectively saying "food should always be expensive." Sure, you can claim that you're not saying that . . .but you are.

Oh, and any nasty food handling that you see from the big evil food corporations can also be done by small farms. Also, remember the (movie example) good-guy who slaughtered his chickens the old-fashioned way? ...he will be up next to being demonized. --Yep, slitting the chickens throats when he could be gassing them to death. How inhumane of him and his evil big food business. --that will be the cry of the food elite.

Where does it stop?
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