Food Inc, Economy and Race.

In world history, we have been watching different movies that approach some of the most discussed topics in our society. We saw the movie Food Inc and two documentaries that discuss race and economy. In the process of watching the documentaries we have been able to relate and understand the complexity of what the US government is doing and how this affects the whole world. The issues discussed in the movies are economic, racial and perhaps about the Industrialization  and the quality of food.

While watching Food Inc we were able to understand the complexity of the food system and how its changing all around the world. The US transformed the system to make it more efficient; however, this brought a lot of health and environmental issues. People get sick more often and soil is full of toxic chemicals. People who work in this industry are paid poorly and treated as machines. This is where race comes in. Usually the workers are illegal immigrants. Companies hire them and have full control since the constitutional rights don't apply to them. These workers are exploited and are usually sent to jail after a while. 

A country's economy is also linked to food production. The US has been promoting corn production. This is making farmers to feed cows corn while creating health risks to human. Food prices have changed to the public in an unhealthy way. Since corn is subsidised, sugar products are made from it and a coke is cheaper than a natural juice. Sugary foods dominate the market that vegetables are very expensive and only the rich people can afford it. People that have a low income are obligated to buy the cheap and unhealthy food. This is making the people obese and prone to sickness. Until this food pattern doesn't changes, more and more people will die.