I agree with what your saying, but thought I'd correct your misunderstanding of the Labour Theory of Value.

The theory actually talks about socially *necessary* labour time. And if you do some further reading, you will see that such a notion is not at odds with the coat rack example you gave.

I would also highly recommend this famous letter of Marx to Kugelmann:

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1868/letters/68_07_11.htm

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As far as your son and dealing with people trying to feed him junk, respectfully decline. ”We don't eat that stuff.” When they ask why, ask them “Why do you eat it?” Turn the situation around: they're the ones that need to justify their choices to you.
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And when you do that, and they spout the typical Vegangelical (those angry, hard core, unwlling-to-discuss-any-other-way vegans), ADA, balanced diet, China Study, grain subsidized stances.... Where do you take the conversation then?

You should eat their way (just like they should eat yours?), and when you reject that and have THEM justify their eating habits, and they "do"...then what? Perhaps an article on that?

Turning it around is great. But the SAD, or worse, a Vegangelical diet, are the 'majority'. (I know the percents on vegans nationally is small, but vegetarians and vegans are FAR more accepted than us "low carb heathens".) And yes, I use religious terms because it is a religion to most. And with that mindset, nothing I am going to say is going to convince them they need to drop their religion and join mine. (be it Roman Catholic, or the House of Porterhouse)

So what is the next step in the refusal process?

Thanks, great article, and I know I am off track, but I wanted to explore.

Thank you,

Scott "Big Daddy" T.

Powerful article- I will be passing on the link to friends, Thanks! Check out this video I watched last night from YouTube of a presentation of a study done by Stanford.[The Battle of the Diets: Is Anyone Winning (At Losing?)] He was a 25 year vegetarian and was doubting his way of eating after completing the study since the results completely shocked him. Even though Atkins was the diet used in the study, Paleo/Primal was more like what the participants on that plan actually ate when on their own for the year of the study. Even Stanford and Duke know we're right. Wake up world!

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TruthandJustice: "What I don’t understand is where the idea of subsidies came from in the first place, and how anyone thought it was a good idea to implement."

Food differs from other commodities in that you need it to live. Consequently people will buy it at any price, because they simply need it. Technically called prices of food are inelastic. Strong price fluctuations are undesirable. High food prices and hunger lead to unrests (it was one of the reasons for the Arab spring).

Thus some subsidies, to cause some overproduction and stable prices, seems to be sound policy. The amount of subsidies has become too much, though. And it is bad for public health that much of the subsidies go to grains and sugar and almost none to fruits and vegetables. (At least in the EU.) The reverse would be better.

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