Tag: corn subsidies

How government subsidies encourage bad diets

January 18, 2024 | Post

If, like for most people, prices are an important factor in what foods you choose to buy, government subsidies have a significant impact on what ends up on your plate.

Walk down any aisle, and you’re likely to come across high-fructose corn syrup. This commonly used artificial sweetener owes its prevalence to government handouts to the corn industry. Generous subsidies enable the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup, contributing to the overconsumption of sugary foods.

Obscure Economic Theory Explains Why Your Taxes Subsidize Unpopular Special Interest Groups

August 24, 2016 | Post

Public Choice Theory provides a window into the incentives of government, providing insight into how and why bad and unpopular policies stay in place.

Ethanol: Why is there corn in your car?

April 15, 2016 | Post

In 2012, we released a video answering the question, “Why is there corn in your Coke?” Now, Jared Meyer sat down with Robert Bryce, an energy policy expert at the Manhattan Institute, to answer the question, “Why is there corn in your car?” The corn in your car—or rather, the corn you put into your […]