Congress underwriting a national health epidemic

Our country has too many overweight and obese people. We maintain our weight through exercise and a healthy diet (metabolism from our genes also plays a role). Obesity is undisputedly correlated with
i) diets high in fat and sugar
and ii) lack of exercise
Obesity is also undisputedly associated with type 2 diabetes (or adult onset diabetes), heart disease, arthritis, and a host of other health problems.

The Farm Bill allocates 10-30 billion tax-payer dollars each year for giant farms to grow corn, wheat, & soy beans. The largest, wealthiest 10% of all farms receive 75% of the total allocated funds. The large majority of these crops are either fed to livestock or processed into (high-fructose) corn syrup and partially hydrogenated soy bean oil. These junk food ingredients too often comprise our sugar-laden, fatty diets. Junk foods with these ingredients are artificially cheaper because these ingredients have been subsidized by tax payers.
Here is a thorough US Farm Subsidy Database.

The Farm Bill gives farmers the incentive to maximize efficiency and production while discouraging responsible farming practices such as crop rotation, polyculture, poison-free farming (organic farming). The Farm Bill gives farmers incentive to exploit and erode the soil. This is the opposite of stewardship.

With our country facing tough budget choices right now, the last thing we should be doing with our tax dollars is helping to make ingredients for twinkies. We have an opportunity to end these handouts to giant agri-businesses. Urge your representative in congress to stop subsidizing junk food!