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by pdonis 2638 days ago
> I'm not under any illusion that they're going away

They never will if everyone has that attitude. I agree they aren't going to be made to go away instantly; but I don't think they're an "old-as-time problem" either.

> I'm not sure how eliminating them would change the underlying utility that pesticides have.

Eliminating food subsidies would improve things whether pesticides are used or not. They're orthogonal issues.