All of the sudden the news of the day is that millions of Americans are threatened by losing food stamps due to the government shutdown. When will we ask the question: why do people rely on the government to afford food in the first place? And why has this New Deal policy only exacerbated food insecurity rather than alleviated it as the policy would purport to do?
the Farm Bill, and all government subsidization of agriculture are the causes of unaffordable food. It is the classic, government breaks your legs then gives you a wheelchair (that it can also take away from you). Why are we subsidizing monocrops of corn that are turned into high fructose corn syrup that gives us health problems, adding more costs to the healthcare system? Why do we grow corn to turn it into ethanol when carbon free nuclear energy technology has existed for decades? Why can’t we just eliminate taxes and regulations in farms, allowing them to grow a variety of healthy foods for their communities for a lower cost?
When you realize the answers to these questions are obvious, the only conclusion is that the purpose of government policy is never to fix an issue, it is to make the public dependent. Dependent people will vote for more government to save them, and grow the size and power of the state, causing more problems and repeating this cycle.
The solution is upon us through bitcoin. By imposing financial responsibility, the bitcoin monetary system makes these policy errors unprofitable. Under the current monetary system, the errors can be covered up and obscured by continually debasing the currency. #bitcoin #fiat