Originally Posted By: Sini
How? First, we stop pretending that markets will somehow take care of everything on their own.


As Kaotic implied, thinking for yourself is a good start. Not sure how you call markets into play here, especially in response to govt idiocy.

As far as how govt is responsible, we already established that govt subsidies, particularly for corn help make selling lots of garbage foods very cost effective and profitable.

Other than ending artificially created imbalances in the foodstuffs supply chain, dietary habits are ultimately an individual choice that can really only be solved at the individual levels by individuals.

If people want to spend their money on a McRatShit burger or equivalent, ultimately its going to be hard to stop them.

For who could be free when every other man's humour might domineer over him? - John Locke (2nd Treatise, sect 57)