"From our fields to our forks, huge corporations have an overwhelming amount of power over our food supply every step of the way. Right now there are more than 313 million people living in the United States, and the job of feeding all of those people is almost entirely in the hands of just a few dozen monolithic companies. If you do not like how our food is produced or you don't believe that it is healthy enough, it isn't very hard to figure out who is to blame. These mammoth corporations are not in business to look out for the best interests of the American people. Rather, the purpose of these corporations is to maximize wealth for their shareholders. So the American people end up eating billions of pounds of extremely unhealthy food that is loaded with chemicals and additives each year, and we just keep getting sicker and sicker as a society. But these big corporations are raking in big profits, so they don't really care."
More at Zerohedge.
There is so much wrong with this situation that it needs to change and soon maybe too late.
Depending on such a small segment of society to meet a fundamental need is the largest amongst a number of concerns with this situation. Ask the Ukrainians about the dangers of centralized food systems.
The issues with profits over quality and the resulting effects on health and wellness of society is a large concern also. We tend to be an over-fed and yet, under-nourished society.
I doubt these guys care, but maybe you, me, and the rest of us should.
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