King Corn (2007)

Earl L. Butz: Self - Former Secretary of Agriculture

Quotes 

• Ian Cheney : We've heard from some people that they think there is too much food.

  Earl L. Butz : Well it's the basis of our affluence now, the fact that we spend less on food. It's America's best-kept secret. We feed ourselves with approximately 16 or 17% of our take home pay. That's marvelous, that's a very small chunk to feed ourselves. And that includes all the meals we eat at restaurants, all the fancy doodads we get in our food system. I don't see much room for improvement there, which means we'll spend our surplus cash on something else.