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A study found that there is a significant decline of the nutrient content in 43 different crops between 1950 and 1999 (web.archive.org)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's more profitable to have a fast growing fat red tomato than a slow growing nutritious slightly ugly tomato.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And, playing the devil's advocate, if you die in your early 60s due to long-term sustained malnutrition that is better for the economy than if you live until you are 80.

They got to do everything they can to prevent them from having to pay back those social security loans they took out and never paid back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Didn't those SS trust fudn loans were already converted into national debt?

Cure of you to assume boomers ain't gonna go get that money lol