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TWINGESIES, THEY'RE SPONGY,
CREAMY, SWEET, AND SINCE THEIR
SECOND DEBUT THIS WEEK, DEVOTEES
HAVE BEEN SNAPPING THEM UP.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN
HOW MUCH THE GOVERNMENT
SUBSIDIZES SOME OF THE
INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE JUNK FOODS
SO IRRESISTIBLE.
ACCORDING TO A IN STUDY BY U.S.
PUBLIC RESEARCH INTEREST GROUPS,
SINCE 1995, MORE THAN $19
MILLION TAXES SUBS DICED CORN
SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORNSTARCH
AND SOY OILS.
THAT WOULD BUY EACH TAXPAYER 20
TWINKIES A YEAR, BUT TAXPAYERS
SPEND JUST UNDER $700 MILLION
SUBSIDIZING APPLES, THE ONLY
FRESH FRUIT THAT GETS
SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL SUPPORT.
AT A COST OF 26 CENTS PER
TAXPAYER PER YEAR THAT WOULD BUY
LESS THAN HALF OF ONE RED
DELICIOUS APPLE.
IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS WAY SAYS
TOM SHERMAN.
>> THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SET UP
IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHOULD
SAY, WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES?
DO WE WANT A HEALTHY PEOPLE?
IF THAT IS A PRIORITY, HOW DO
YOU GO ABOUT DOING THAT?
YOU PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE FARMERS
TO GROW FOODS THAT ARE IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF ITS CITIZENS.
YOU WILL FIND SMALL FARMERS WHO
DISAGREE WITH THE WAY SUBSIDIES
WORK.
OLIVER KEPPLER'S FAMILY GROWING
MOSTLY VEGETABLES IN
PENNSYLVANIA.
HE SAYS THE SUBSIDY DISTORT THE
MARKET.
>> WE JUST DO -- WE RAISE TOO
MUCH CORN IN THIS COUNTRY.
WE PUT IT INTO EVERYTHING AND
SUBSIDIES KEEP THE PRICE UP.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS IT LOCKED IN.
>> Reporter: THAT HIGHER PRICED
CORN MEANS MORE FOOD ADDITIVES
AND CHEAP JUNK FOOD.
TWINKIES FOR EVERYONE.
SO YOU JUST HEARD ME SAY
TWINKIES FOR EVERYONE.
YOU LOOK LIKE A HEALTHY EATER,
BUT I BROUGHT YOU SOME TWINKIES
JUST IN KAY YOU AREN'T ALWAYS AN