Why are unhealthy foods so cheap?

I thought this article was a great summary of why junk food is cheaper than real food.

A quote from the article :
"So unhealthy food is cheap because our government pays the farmers to grow it.  This same food is then consumed in high quantities because of it's ease of access.  As a result, our country continues to get fatter and sicker.  When will these people look at the facts and realize they continue to make the problem worse?"


Click the link above and read a brief and interesting article. It is alarming how much money our government spends on agricultural subsidies.