Most ethanol in the US comes from corn, which is absolutely subsidized heavily.
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uis@lemm.ee 5 months agoespecially when the booze is kind of subsidized by the state due to it being a “national treasure”.
What?! Even in Russia vodka is not subsidized.
ealoe@ani.social 5 months ago
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 months ago
In Hungary, it kind of it is, if your manufacturer is in the right circle.
uis@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Please fix. Don’t be worse than Russia.
thisNotMyName@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not directly subsidized, but definitely different treatment than other drugs thanks to successfull lobbying in Germany. Alcohol can far more easy sponsor and advertise e.g. Or the rage of the conversatives when weed got legalized (badly in comparison of course) this year, while they really like to take photos at Germany’s greatest drug convention (Oktoberfest) or get themself “elected” to Wine Queen/Beer Kind of boring region X.
barsoap@lemm.ee 5 months ago
§8 (10) MStV:
Of course, that’s vague AF to the point where you can argue both that anything but “Hey let’s portray binge drinking as cool” is a-ok and on the other hand that portraying any kind of positive association with alcohol is not ok.
Talking about political strategy though, I don’t think that’s a particularly good point to start, the first step should be warning labels, akin to tobacco. And yes I’m completely fine with the same kind of labels on coffee and tea and while we’re at it ultra-processed food.