Originally Posted by Aimless
Chickens eat corn. Corn has been subsidized as an oil-alternative fuel. Corn prices inflated once it entered the fuel market. Corn became more expensive as an energy commodity even though it's basically a cheap food commodity. No longer just chicken-feed, high fructose corn syrup, a starchy side-dish, or popcorn. Corn was poppin' hot! Corn tortillas and corn breads rose in price, hurting ethnic groups. Corn flake cereals made Tony the Tiger's grrrr turn into grumbles, and Kellogg's raised prices. Stale theater popcorn cost as much as the movie ticket. Corn-fed chicken parts cost as much as slop-fed pig parts. So many corn rows....it turned into post-season corn maze entertainment. Field trips for school kids.
And all the money made on corn was supposed to trickle down. Making fuel more affordable. Making doctor's visits more affordable. And no one would have to trade a corn-eating chicken just to get their Chicken Pox vaccination.
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