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Default New York Times -- Excess consumption by Americans said to causefood shortages

Well, my 3 cents, and I'm open to correction-

1) It is true that many (not all) Americans overeat and are wasteful.
It is pretty disgusting.
2) While the Fat Stupid Americans are a shining example of what it is
like to live in ridiculous excess, they are not entirely the only
culture like this.

-however-

3) I don't see the connection to India's food supply problem. It is
being presented as if the United States' lavishness is the primary
reason why people in India and northern Africa are starving. I may be
ignorant, but I see no citation in the article that explains that.
They state that "When it comes to trade, Western farming subsidies
undercut agricultural production in fertile areas of Africa, India’s
commerce minister, Kamal Nath, said", but does that suggest that North
American crops are being sold cheaper than local crops? Wouldn't that
make food more accessible than less so?

-J