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The way we subsidize food makes it cheaper to go to McDonald's and get a hamburger than a salad, and that's insane. It's pure government policy.
Alice Waters
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Alice Waters
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: April 28
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Chatham Borough
New Jersey
Alice Louise Waters
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